Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Mionectes oleagineus

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMionectes (Mionectes Flycatchers)
SpeciesMionectes oleagineus (Ochre-bellied Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Caroni Swamp

2 Verified sightings at Caroni Swamp From 2019 to 2026

11,426 Verified sightings across all 68 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

The ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and northern South America. For a time in the mid-twentieth century the ochre-bellied flycatcher was placed in genus Pipromorpha, which by the 1980s had been merged into Mionectes. A study published in 2008 suggested that Pipromorpha be resurrected for this species and two others but that action has not been followed. The study did reveal that, rather than the uplifting of the Andes giving rise to the ochre-bellied flycatcher's subspecies, at least four separate lineages including some trans-Andean movement are responsible. It also suggested that the ochre-bellied flycatcher might comprise more than one species.

As of late 2024 the ochre-bellied flycatcher had these seven subspecies: M. o. assimilis Sclater, PL, 1859 M. o. parcus Bangs, 1900 M. o. abdominalis (Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1955) M. o. pallidiventris Hellmayr, 1906

M. o. dorsalis (Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1952) M. o. pacificus (Todd, 1921) M. o. oleagineus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) The ochre-bellied flycatcher... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Fluvicola pica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tolmomyias flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sublegatus arenarum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arundinicola leucocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus dominicensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus savana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
3	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
4	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
10	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
15	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
32	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
33	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
34	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
35	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
37	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
39	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
41	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
44	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
46	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
47	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
48	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
49	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
55	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
57	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
58	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
59	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
60	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
61	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
62	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
65	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
68	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

About the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Ochre-bellied Flycatcher in Caroni Swamp

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Tropical Kingbird

Great Kiskadee

Pied Water-Tyrant

Yellow-breasted Flycatcher

Northern Scrub-Flycatcher

White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Gray Kingbird

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found