Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMuscisaxicola (Ground-Tyrants)
- SpeciesMuscisaxicola maclovianus (Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola capistratus
White-browed Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola albilora
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
Patagonian Tyrant
Colorhamphus parvirostris
Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis micropterus
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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 226 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.