White-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusPlatyrinchus (Spadebills)
- SpeciesPlatyrinchus mystaceus (White-throated Spadebill)
The white-throated spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is a tiny passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Uruguay, and Suriname. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Spadebill sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Venezuelan Flycatcher
Myiarchus venezuelensis
Fuscous Flycatcher
Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Caribbean Elaenia
Elaenia martinica
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
📅 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 White-throated Spadebill in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Spadebill sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-throated Spadebill in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Spadebill in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.