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 Tortuguero National Park, based on 919 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 919 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.