Whiskered Flycatcher
Myiobius barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiobius (Myiobiuses)
- SpeciesMyiobius barbatus (Whiskered Flycatcher)
The whiskered myiobius or bearded flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) is a species of bird in the family Onychorhynchidae, having previously been included in Tyrannidae and Tityridae. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place them with the flycatchers or tityras. The whiskered myiobius is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Whiskered Flycatcher at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí — 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