Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusLessonia (Negritos)
- SpeciesLessonia rufa (Austral Negrito)
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola capistratus
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
White-browed Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola albilora
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Patagonian Tyrant
Colorhamphus parvirostris
Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis micropterus
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis montanus
📅 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 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Austral Negrito in Torres del Paine National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Austral Negrito sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 634 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Austral Negrito in Torres del Paine National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Austral Negrito in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.