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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.