Serpophaga cinerea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The torrent tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea) is a small bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The torrent tyrannulet is 9.5 to 12 cm (3.7 to 4.7 in) long; eight individuals weighed an average of 8.3 g (0.29 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly black head with a partially hidden white patch in the center of the crown. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are gray. Their wings are mostly black with gray or grayish white edges on the coverts. Their tail is black and sometimes has indistinct grayish white tips on the feathers. Their chin and throat are grayish white. The center of their breast and their belly are white and their undertail coverts slightly grayish. Adult females have a slightly duller black crown and nape than males and a smaller white crown patch or none at all. Juveniles have a dusky crown with some dull gray mixed in and brownish gray upperparts that are darker on the uppertail coverts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Torrent Tyrannulet sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 296 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Torrent Tyrannulet in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Torrent Tyrannulet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Torrent Tyrannulet sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Torrent Tyrannulet that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Mountain Elaenia (about 50%), Tufted Flycatcher (about 40%) and Yellowish Flycatcher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Torrent Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (115 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.
