Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMachetornis
- SpeciesMachetornis rixosa (Cattle Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes striaticollis
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cattle Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Cattle Tyrant sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cattle Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Cattle Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.