Mionectes rufiventris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The grey-hooded flycatcher (Mionectes rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. For a time in the mid-twentieth century the grey-hooded flycatcher was placed in genus Pipromorpha, which by the 1980s had been merged into Mionectes. A study published in 2008 suggested that Pipromorpha be resurrected for this species and two others but that action has not been followed.
The grey-hooded flycatcher is monotypic. The grey-hooded flycatcher is 13.5 to 14 cm (5.3 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 14 g (0.49 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a slate gray crown, nape, and face. Their back and rump are dark olive. Their wings and tail are dusky olive. Their chin and throat are pale gray that becomes buffy olive on the lower breast and bright cinnamon-buff on the belly, flanks, and undertail coverts. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a long dark brownish gray bill with a pale pinkish base to the mandible, and medium brownish gray legs and feet.
The grey-hooded flycatcher is found in southeastern Brazil from Minas... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-hooded Flycatcher sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 294 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.
March–May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-hooded Flycatcher in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-hooded 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gray-hooded Flycatcher sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-hooded Flycatcher that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 60%), White-rumped Monjita (about 50%) and Crested Black-Tyrant (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-hooded Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (26 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.
