Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusHymenops
- SpeciesHymenops perspicillatus (Spectacled Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola capistratus
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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Spectacled Tyrant sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 132 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Tyrant in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.