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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 929 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
📅 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 929 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.