Myiarchus phaeocephalus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The sooty-crowned flycatcher (Myiarchus phaeocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The sooty-crowned flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 24 to 29.5 g (0.85 to 1.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a light blue-gray forehead and forecrown that darkens on the hindcrown and nape; the crown has a slight crest and slightly darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise a slightly paler gray. Their back is light olive-green and separated from the nape by a light gray "collar". The collar is unique among Myiarchus. Their wings are mostly brownish olive with pale yellowish edges on the tertials. The wing's greater and median coverts have slightly lighter tips that show as two faint wing bars. Their tail is brownish olive with paler, somewhat yellowish olive, outer webs on the outermost feathers. Their throat and breast are gray that... 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 Sooty-crowned Flycatcher sighting in Machalilla National Park on a given day, based on 149 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th 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.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-crowned Flycatcher in Machalilla National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, June–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Machalilla National Park's wettest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 5 mm in September.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty-crowned Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Sooty-crowned Flycatcher sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty-crowned Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Machalilla National Park (149 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.
