Variegated Flycatcher
Empidonomus varius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonomus (Variegated and Crowned Slaty Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonomus varius (Variegated Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Crested Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus lophotes
Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Cock-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus tricolor
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Sharp-tailed Tyrant
Culicivora caudacuta
📅 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 Variegated Flycatcher in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Variegated Flycatcher sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variegated Flycatcher in Serra da Canastra National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Variegated Flycatcher in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.