Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTolmomyias (Tolmomyias Flatbills)
- SpeciesTolmomyias sulphurescens (Yellow-olive Flycatcher)
The yellow-olive flatbill or yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-olive Flycatcher sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 1,040 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Tolmomyias assimilis
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
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
📅 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 Yellow-olive Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-olive Flycatcher sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 1,040 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-olive Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-olive Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.