Schiffornis turdina
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brown-winged schiffornis, or brown-winged mourner, (Schiffornis turdina) is a species of Neotropical bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia. Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The brown-winged schiffornis was originally described as Muscicapa turdina, erroneously placing it among the Old World flycatchers. For much of the twentieth century Schiffornis was placed in the manakin family Pipridae and its species were called manakins. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Schiffornis in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
The brown-winged schiffornis' binomial Schiffornis turdina long applied to a species called the thrush-like manakin and later the thrush-like schiffornis. Since at least the late twentieth century taxonomists had suspected that several species were embedded within it. Studies published in 2007 and 2011 confirmed that Schiffornis turdina was polyphyletic. Following these... Wikipedia →
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-winged Schiffornis sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 285 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-winged Schiffornis in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-winged Schiffornis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 30
Of the 30 parks where we can rate Russet-winged Schiffornis sightings, Tayrona National Natural Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 50%), Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 40%) and Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 20%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-winged Schiffornis is recorded against all the birds logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (78 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.
