Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher

Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

340 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,086 In all 7 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher

The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1850 as a full species with its current binomial Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum.

The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher has these five subspecies: Some mid-twentieth century authors considered the black-headed tody-flycatcher (T. nigriceps) and painted tody-flycatcher (T. pictum) as additional subspecies, but by the 1970s they had regained their status as full species. Several authors treat the three of them as a superspecies. In addition T. c. guttatum was originally described as a full species and continued to be treated that way into the early twentieth century by authors.

The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher is 8.6 to 10 cm (3.4 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 7 g (0.25 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:13

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1186239 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:16

Brazil · 2023

© Felipe Arantes · XC798143 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:26

Ecuador · 2017

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1157376 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 340 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 145th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher in Yasuní National Park?

April–June and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (340 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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