Xolmis pyrope
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The fire-eyed diucon (Pyrope pyrope) is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile and as a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. The fire-eyed diucon has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1830 as "Muscicapa Pyrope". In 1860 it was moved to the newly erected genus Pyrope and then in 1927 to genus Xolmis. In 1970 one author returned it to Pyrope while others retained it in Xolmis. Two genetic studies published in 2020 showed that it did belong to Pyrope. Taxonomic systems began making the change in 2021. However, as of December 2024 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retained the species in Xolmis.
The fire-eyed diucon is the only member of genus Pyrope. The fire-eyed diucon is 18.5 to 21.5 cm (7.3 to 8.5 in) long and weighs 31 to 50 g (1.1 to 1.8 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark gray crown, face, and upperparts. Their primary coverts and... Wikipedia →
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Chile · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-eyed Diucon sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 283 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 70 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.
May and July
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-eyed Diucon in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January and February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fire-eyed Diucon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Fire-eyed Diucon sightings, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fire-eyed Diucon that you can see in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are White-crested Elaenia (about 60%), Tufted Tit-Tyrant (about 60%) and Patagonian Tyrant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fire-eyed Diucon is recorded against all the birds logged in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (283 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.
