Fluvicola nengeta
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and as a vagrant to Uruguay and Paraguay. The masked water tyrant was formally described in 1766 as Lanius nengeta, erroneously placing it in the shrike family Laniidae. It is now placed in the genus Fluvicola that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller". Some early twentieth century authors called it Fluvicola climazura.
Subspecies F. n. atripennis was formally described as a species and some early twenty-first century authors suggest that it again should be treated that way. The masked water tyrant shares genus Fluvicola with the pied water tyrant (F. pica) and the black-backed water tyrant (F. albiventer).
The masked water tyrant is 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Water-Tyrant sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 261 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Water-Tyrant in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 20% in August, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked Water-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Masked Water-Tyrant sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Masked Water-Tyrant that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Yellow-olive Flycatcher (about 50%) and Social Flycatcher (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Water-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (261 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.
