Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMachetornis
- SpeciesMachetornis rixosa (Cattle Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Ornate Flycatcher
Myiotriccus ornatus
📅 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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Cattle Tyrant sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cattle Tyrant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cattle Tyrant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.