Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusColonia
- SpeciesColonia colonus (Long-tailed Tyrant)
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 2,031 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Whiskered Flycatcher
Myiobius barbatus
📅 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 Long-tailed Tyrant in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 2,031 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Arenal Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.