Terenotriccus erythrurus
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The ruddy-tailed flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) is a small passerine bird in the family Onychorhynchidae. It was previously place in family Tityridae. Its range extends from southeast Mexico south to the Amazon rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Terenotriccus, but some authorities place it in genus Myiobius. However, it differs in voice, behaviour, and structure from members of that group.
The ruddy-tailed flycatcher was formally described and illustrated in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis under the binomial name Myiobius erythrurus. The type locality is Cayenne in French Guiana. The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek ερυθρος/eruthros meaning "red" with -ουρος/-ouros meaning "-tailed". The ruddy-tailed flycatcher is now the only species placed in the genus Terenotriccus that was introduced in 1905 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek τερενος/terenos meaning "soft" or "delicate" with τρικκος/trikkos, an unidentified small bird which in ornithology signifies a tyrant flycatcher.
Eight subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 251st most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 21st at under 5%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 70%), Social Flycatcher (about 40%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (25 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.
