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 Tijuca National Park, based on 463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Euler's Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus euleri
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 Tijuca National Park?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tijuca National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.