Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The fulvous-breasted flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The fulvous-breasted flatbill was originally described in 1860 as Cyclorhynchus fulvipectus. The species is monotypic.
The fulvous-breasted flatbill is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs 11.4 to 27.5 g (0.40 to 0.97 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive head with a faint grayish eye-ring. Their entire upperparts are dark olive. Their wings are a duskier olive with wide tawny-buff or ochre edges on the wing coverts and flight feathers. Their tail is a brownish olive. Their chin is gray, their lower throat and breast are dull tawny-rufous, and their belly, flanks, and vent are yellow with olive streaks on the flanks. They have a dark iris, a large wide and flat bill with a black maxilla and pale mandible, and gray legs and feet.
The fulvous-breasted flatbill has a disjunct distribution. In Venezuela it is known only from extreme southwestern Táchira with apparently no extension into adjacent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-breasted Flatbill sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-breasted Flatbill in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fulvous-breasted Flatbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Fulvous-breasted Flatbill sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fulvous-breasted Flatbill that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Cinnamon Flycatcher (about 30%), Tropical Kingbird (about 20%) and White-banded Tyrannulet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fulvous-breasted Flatbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (45 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.
