Schiffornis turdina
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The brown-winged schiffornis, or brown-winged mourner, (Schiffornis turdina) is a species of Neotropical bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia. Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The brown-winged schiffornis was originally described as Muscicapa turdina, erroneously placing it among the Old World flycatchers. For much of the twentieth century Schiffornis was placed in the manakin family Pipridae and its species were called manakins. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Schiffornis in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
The brown-winged schiffornis' binomial Schiffornis turdina long applied to a species called the thrush-like manakin and later the thrush-like schiffornis. Since at least the late twentieth century taxonomists had suspected that several species were embedded within it. Studies published in 2007 and 2011 confirmed that Schiffornis turdina was polyphyletic. Following these... Wikipedia →
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-winged Schiffornis sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 240 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-winged Schiffornis in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January and April, the lowest months. That is one of Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 370 mm of rain against 55 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-winged Schiffornis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 30
Of the 30 parks where we can rate Russet-winged Schiffornis sightings, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 50%), Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 40%) and Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Russet-winged Schiffornis that you can see in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Masked Tityra (about 30%), Rufous Piha (about 10%) and Cinnamon Becard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-winged Schiffornis is recorded against all the birds logged in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (54 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.
