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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
Euscarthmus fulviceps
Tumbes Pewee
Contopus punensis
Baird's Flycatcher
Myiodynastes bairdii
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Pacific Elaenia
Myiopagis subplacens
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
Myiarchus phaeocephalus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
📅 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 Boat-billed Flycatcher in Machalilla National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Machalilla National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.