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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Tolmomyias assimilis
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
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 Long-tailed Tyrant in Utría National Natural Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Utría National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.