Tolmomyias traylori
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The orange-eyed flatbill or orange-eyed flycatcher (Tolmomyias traylori) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Though the first specimens of the orange-eyed flatbill were collected in the 1860s it was not recognized as a distinct species until the 1980s and then formally described in 1997. Its specific epithet honors Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to ornithology" and who "long ago [had] singled out as unusual the Field Museum's two specimens of the species".
The orange-eyed flatbill is monotypic. The orange-eyed flatbill is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long; one male weighed 11.5 g (0.41 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a cinnamon forecrown with olive-gray tips on the feathers. They have an olive-gray crown, buff lores, a pale eye-ring, and cinnamon-buff ear coverts. Their nape, back, rump, and uppertail coverts are pale olive-green. Their wings are dusky with greenish yellow edges on the greater coverts that form two wing bars and thin olive-green edges on the flight feather edges, some of which also have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-eyed Flycatcher sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 432nd most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-eyed Flycatcher in Yasuní National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-eyed Flycatcher 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 3 parks where we can rate Orange-eyed Flycatcher sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same genus: Tolmomyias
The closest relatives of the Orange-eyed Flycatcher that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Tolmomyias, Tolmomyias Flatbills) are Gray-crowned Flycatcher (about 10%), Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (about 10%) and Yellow-margined Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-eyed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (32 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.
