Streaked Flycatcher

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Flycatcher sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

Myiodynastes maculatus

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiodynastes (Myiodynastes Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiodynastes maculatus (Streaked Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Arenal Volcano National Park

9 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

16,034 Verified sightings across all 62 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Streaked Flycatcher

The streaked flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every South American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, in every mainland South American country (though only as a vagrant to Chile), and as a vagrant to Bonaire.

The streaked flycatcher's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the North and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society, and the Clements taxonomy assign it these seven subspecies: m. insolens Ridgway, 1887

M. m. difficilis Zimmer, JT, 1937 M. m. nobilis Sclater, PL, 1859 M. m. chapmani Zimmer, JT, 1937 M. m. maculatus (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) M. m. tobagensis Zimmer, JT, 1937 M. m. solitarius (Vieillot, 1819) What is now M. m. solitarius was originally described as a species, Tyrannus solitarius. Though it was later moved to genus Myiodynastes it was treated by many authors as a full species into the twentieth century. By about the middle of the century most taxonomists had reassigned it as a subspecies of M. maculatus. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) long treated... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiodynastes hemichrysus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myiozetetes granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lophotriccus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Legatus leucophaius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colonia colonus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
2	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
4	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
6	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
9	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
11	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
12	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
16	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
20	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
21	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
23	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
24	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
26	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
27	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
28	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
29	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
30	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
33	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
34	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
35	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
36	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
39	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
41	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
45	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
52	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
53	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
57	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
58	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
59	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
60	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
61	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
62	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Flycatcher sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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Streaked Flycatcher

About the Streaked Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Streaked Flycatcher in Arenal Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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