Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusCyclarhis (Peppershrikes)
- SpeciesCyclarhis gujanensis (Rufous-browed Peppershrike)
The rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 665 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Rufous-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus poicilotis
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus
Gray-eyed Greenlet
Hylophilus amaurocephalus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
📅 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 Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Itatiaia National Park?
About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 665 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Itatiaia National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.