Myiarchus tuberculifer
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the United States, Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The dusky-capped flycatcher was originally described in 1837 as Tyrannus tuberculifer. Its further taxonomic history is complex. At various times at least what are now seven separate species were included as subspecies of Myiarchus tuberculifer. It currently is assigned these 13 subspecies:
Plumage and vocalization similarities sort the subspecies into groups within the species. The North American Classification Committee... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-capped 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.
53rd of 71
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Palo Verde National Park ranks 53rd at under 5%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 40%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myiarchus
The closest relatives of the Dusky-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Palo Verde National Park (genus Myiarchus, Myiarchus Flycatchers) are Brown-crested Flycatcher (about 30%), Great Crested Flycatcher (about 10%) and Nutting's Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Palo Verde National Park (68 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.
