Boat-billed Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
4 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
30–40%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
11 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
15 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
16 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
19 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
21 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
22 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
23 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
24 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
25 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
26 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
27 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
28 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
29 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
30 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
31 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
32 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
33 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
34 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
35 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
36 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
38 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
39 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
40 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
41 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
42 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
43 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
44 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
45 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
46 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
47 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
48 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
49 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
50 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
51 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
52 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
53 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
54 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
55 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
56 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
57 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
58 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
59 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
60 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
61 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
62 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
63 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
64 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
65 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
66 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
67 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
68 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
69 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
70 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
71 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
72 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
73 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
74 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
75 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
76 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
77 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
78 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
79 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
80 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 706 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.

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