Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMegarynchus
- SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua (Boat-billed Flycatcher)
The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of 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 though only as a vagrant in Chile. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Slender-footed Tyrannulet
Zimmerius gracilipes
McConnell's Flycatcher
Mionectes macconnelli
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus galeatus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Grayish Mourner
Rhytipterna simplex
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis ecaudatus
White-lored Tyrannulet
Ornithion inerme
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Boat-billed Flycatcher at Brownsberg Nature Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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