Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1850 as a full species with its current binomial Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum.
The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher has these five subspecies: Some mid-twentieth century authors considered the black-headed tody-flycatcher (T. nigriceps) and painted tody-flycatcher (T. pictum) as additional subspecies, but by the 1970s they had regained their status as full species. Several authors treat the three of them as a superspecies. In addition T. c. guttatum was originally described as a full species and continued to be treated that way into the early twentieth century by authors.
The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher is 8.6 to 10 cm (3.4 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 7 g (0.25 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 330 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 420 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher 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 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (330 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.
