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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
📅 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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.