Ochthoeca frontalis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The crowned chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The crowned chat-tyrant was formally described in 1847 by Frédéric de Lafresnaye as Tyrannula frontalis. In 1966 Meyer de Schauensee placed it in genus Ochthoeca. Wesley Lanyon moved it to Silvicultrix when he erected that genus in 1986. The IOC adopted the change in 2009. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) adopted the change in 2016, the Clements taxonomy in 2022, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) in 2023.
The crowned chat-tyrant's further taxonomy is unsettled. Clements does separate the two pairs within its one species as "crowned chat-tyrant (crowned)" and "crowned chat-tyrant (Kalinowski's)". Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Chat Tyrant sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 319th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Chat Tyrant in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crowned Chat Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Crowned Chat Tyrant sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same genus: Ochthoeca
The closest relatives of the Crowned Chat Tyrant that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Ochthoeca, Typical Chat-Tyrants) are Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant (about 20%), Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant (about 10%) and Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crowned Chat Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (19 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.
