Euscarthmus fulviceps
Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant, or tawny-fronted pygmy-tyrant (Euscarthmus fulviceps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Colombia. What is now the fulvous-faced scrub tyrant was previously a subspecies of what was then the tawny-crowned pygmy tyrant (E. meloryphus). After the split most taxonomic systems renamed its former parent the fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant and gave this species its current common name to avoid confusion with the pre-split species and other, unrelated, species called "pygmy tyrants". However, as of late 2024 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains the original common name for E. meloryphus and calls this species the tawny-fronted pygmy-tyrant.
The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant is monotypic. The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 5.3 to 7.6 g (0.19 to 0.27 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a cinnamon brown crown with a weak crest and a small rufous central crown patch that is somewhat hidden. Their face is mostly fulvous. Their upperparts are cinnamon brown... Wikipedia →
Recording0:12
Ecuador · 2025
© Mathieu Sannier · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
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Peru · 2020
© Rutger Koperdraad · Observation.org, Nature data from around the World · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant sighting in Machalilla National Park on a given day, based on 251 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 248 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant in Machalilla National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fulvous-headed Pygmy-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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant sightings, Machalilla National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant that you can see in Machalilla National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 40%), Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (about 30%) and Baird's Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Machalilla National Park (251 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.
