Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusColonia
- SpeciesColonia colonus (Long-tailed Tyrant)
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Gray-hooded Attila
Attila rufus
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Euler's Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus euleri
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
White-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceus
📅 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 Long-tailed Tyrant in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.