Tyrannus niveigularis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The snowy-throated kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The snowy-throated kingbird is monotypic. The snowy-throated kingbird is 18.5 to 19 cm (7.3 to 7.5 in) long; one male weighed 34.4 g (1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown and nape with a partially hidden yellow patch in the center of the crown. They have a thin black band on the forecrown and lores that widens into a mask to the ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly pale gray with more olive on the lower back and rump. Their wings are dusky with whitish edges on the coverts and secondaries. Their tail is blackish with a square tip. Their cheeks and throat are white that darkens to pale gray on the breast. Their belly and undertail coverts are pale yellow. They have a dark iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet.
The snowy-throated kingbird is found west of the Andes from far southwestern Colombia's Nariño Department south through Ecuador into Peru as far as northern La Libertad and southwestern San Martín... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-throated Kingbird sighting in Machalilla National Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 248 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-throated Kingbird in Machalilla National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August to November, the lowest months. Those are among Machalilla National Park's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snowy-throated Kingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Machalilla National Park, in our data
Machalilla National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Snowy-throated Kingbird sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Snowy-throated Kingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Machalilla National Park (143 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.
