Myiotheretes fumigatus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The smoky bush tyrant (Myiotheretes fumigatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The smoky bush tyrant was formally described in 1840 as Tyrannula fumigata. For a time in the early twentieth century it was placed in genus Ochthodiaeta. That genus was later merged into Xolmis and still later the species was recognized in its present genus Myiotheretes that had been erected in 1850.
The smoky bush tyrant has these four subspecies: The sexes have the same plumage, which is somewhat reminiscent of a thrush's. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. f. fumigatus have a thin white supercilium on an otherwise dark smoky brown face. Their upperparts are also dark smoky brown. Their wings are mostly blackish with buffy edges on the coverts and cinnamon bases to the inner webs of the flight feathers; the latter show prominently in flight. Their underwing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Bush-Tyrant sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 237th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Bush-Tyrant in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoky Bush-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Smoky Bush-Tyrant sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smoky Bush-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (88 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
