Myiophobus lintoni
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The orange-banded flycatcher (Nephelomyias lintoni) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The orange-banded flycatcher was originally described in 1951 as Myiophobus lintoni. Its specific epithet honors M. Albert Linton, who at the time was the president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. A study published in 2009 determined that the orange-banded flycatcher and two other species did not belong in Myiophobus so the genus Nephelomyias was created for them in 2010.
The orange-banded flycatcher is monotypic. It and the ochraceous-breasted flycatcher (N. ochraceiventris) are sister species and form a superspecies. The orange-banded flycatcher is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9 to 5.1 in) long; two males weighed 9.5 and 10 g (0.34 and 0.35 oz). The sexes are very similar. Adult males have a very dark brownish olive crown with a partly hidden yellow, orange, or rufous patch in the middle. Both sexes have a thin very pale yellow eye-ring on an otherwise dark brownish olive face. Their back and rump are dark brownish olive. Their wings are dusky with thin buffy or whitish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-banded Flycatcher sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 254 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-banded Flycatcher in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-banded Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-banded Flycatcher sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-banded Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (254 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.
