Short-tailed Field Tyrant
Muscigralla brevicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMuscigralla
- SpeciesMuscigralla brevicauda (Short-tailed Field Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
Euscarthmus fulviceps
Tumbes Pewee
Contopus punensis
Baird's Flycatcher
Myiodynastes bairdii
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Pacific Elaenia
Myiopagis subplacens
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
Myiarchus phaeocephalus
📅 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Field Tyrant in Machalilla National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Field Tyrant sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Field Tyrant in Machalilla National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Field Tyrant in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.