Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSerpophaga (Riverine Tyrannulets and Allies)
- SpeciesSerpophaga nigricans (Sooty Tyrannulet)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Planalto Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias fasciatus
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Velvety Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus nigerrimus
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Gray-capped Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias griseocapilla
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Tyrannulet in Itatiaia National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Sooty Tyrannulet sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Tyrannulet in Itatiaia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Tyrannulet in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.