Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant

Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant

Ochthoeca diadema

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Puracé National Natural Park
39 Verified sightings at Puracé National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
324 Verified sightings across all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant

The yellow-bellied chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix diadema) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The yellow-bellied chat-tyrant has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1843 as Myiobius diadema. In 1966 Meyer de Schauensee placed the yellow-bellied chat-tyrant in genus Ochthoeca. Wesley Lanyon moved it to Silvicultrix when he erected that genus in 1986. In 2009 the IOC adopted the change in genus to Silvicultrix. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) adopted the reassignment to Silvicultrix in 2016, the Clements taxonomy in 2022, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) in 2023.

The yellow-bellied chat-tyrant has these five subspecies: S. d. jesupi (Allen, JA, 1900) S. d. rubellula (Wetmore, 1946) S. d. tovarensis (Gilliard, 1940) S. d. diadema (Hartlaub, 1843) S. d. gratiosa (Sclater, PL, 1862) The yellow-bellied chat-tyrant is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long. It appears large-headed and has long rictal bristles. The sexes have the same... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
5 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant in Puracé National Natural Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant in Puracé National Natural Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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