Leptopogon amaurocephalus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Chile; it is known in Uruguay as a vagrant.
The sepia-capped flycatcher is 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weighs an average of about 12 g (0.42 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. amaurocephalus have a sepia brown crown and a paler nape. Their lores are dull yellowish olive with some dusky mixed in and their ear coverts have a dusky patch at the rear. Their face is otherwise light olive. Their back and rump are olive green and their uppertail coverts russet brown. Their wings are dusky with pale yellowish olive edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky with buff to... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sepia-capped Flycatcher sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 264 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th 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.
April, September and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sepia-capped Flycatcher in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February–March and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sepia-capped Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 30 parks where we can rate Sepia-capped Flycatcher sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 30%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Sepia-capped Flycatcher 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 Sepia-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (264 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.
