Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant

Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola flavinucha

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tierra del Fuego National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

131 Verified sightings at Tierra del Fuego National Park From 2019 to 2026
277 In all 4 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant

The ochre-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The ochre-naped ground tyrant is 18.5 to 20 cm (7.3 to 7.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white forehead and supercilium and a pale ochre patch on the rear crown on an otherwise pale brownish gray face. Their nape and back are pale brownish gray. Their wings are a duskier brownish gray with thin white edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is black with white edges on the outer feathers. Their throat, breast, and upper belly are grayish white that becomes white on the lower belly and vent area. They have a dark brown iris, a long black bill, and black legs and feet. Juveniles have a faint crown patch or none at all and buff edges on the flight feathers. Subspecies M. f. brevirostris is darker overall than the nominate with a slightly smaller bill and slightly shorter wings... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:52

Chile · 2018

© Cristian Pinto · XC403519 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:08

Chile · 2003

© Alvaro Jaramillo · XC59978 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Call1:00

Argentina · 2008

© Bernabe Lopez-Lanus · XC45197 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~10%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
4 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

November to January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July–October, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tierra del Fuego National Park the best place to see an Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant sightings, Tierra del Fuego National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 10%).

Where does the Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Tierra del Fuego National Park (131 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.

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