Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusLegatus
- SpeciesLegatus leucophaius (Piratic Flycatcher)
The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though in Uruguay only as a vagrant. It has also occurred several times as a vagrant in the southern United States. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Piratic Flycatcher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Stub-tailed Spadebill
Platyrinchus cancrominus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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 Piratic Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Piratic Flycatcher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Piratic Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
March has the highest sighting rate for Piratic Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.