Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
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Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola maclovianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lauca National Park
10 Verified records at Lauca National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The dark-faced ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, possibly in Ecuador, and as a vagrant to Brazil. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park

White-fronted Ground-Tyrant
LC

White-fronted Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola albifrons

40–50% · Likely
Puna Ground-Tyrant
LC

Puna Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola juninensis

40–50% · Likely
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
LC

Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola maculirostris

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant
LC

Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola rufivertex

20–30% · With luck
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
LC

Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola flavinucha

5–10% · With luck
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscisaxicola capistratus

Insufficient data
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
LC

Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anairetes flavirostris

40–50% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

White-browed Chat-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ochthoeca leucophrys

30–40% · Possible
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
LC

Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agriornis montanus

30–40% · Possible
Andean Negrito
LC

Andean Negrito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lessonia oreas

30–40% · Possible
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant
LC

d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ochthoeca oenanthoides

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available

Agriornis andicola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agriornis andicola

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
5 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Lauca National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Lauca National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.

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