Cnemotriccus fuscatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The fuscous flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The fuscous flycatcher was originally described as Muscipeta fuscata. It was later transferred to genus Empidochanes and still later to its current genus Cnemotriccus, where it was originally called the dusky flycatcher.
The fuscous flycatcher has these seven subspecies: The fuscous flycatcher is the only member of genus Cnemotriccus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 342nd most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fuscous Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Fuscous Flycatcher sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fuscous Flycatcher that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 50%), Great Kiskadee (about 50%) and Lesser Kiskadee (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fuscous Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (69 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.
