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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
📅 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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.