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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.