Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus sylvia

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusPoecilotriccus (Poecilotriccus Tody-Flycatchers)
SpeciesPoecilotriccus sylvia (Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Coiba National Park

1 Verified sightings at Coiba National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,364 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher, or slate-headed tody-flycatcher, (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana.

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1806 as Todus Sylvia. It was later moved to genus Todirostrum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved sylvia and several other species from Todirostrum to genus Poecilotriccus. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher". The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher shares genus Poecilotriccus with 11 other species.

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher has these five subspecies: P. s. schistaceiceps (Sclater, PL, 1859) P. s. superciliaris (Lawrence, 1871) P. s. griseolus (Todd, 1913) P. s. sylvia (Desmarest, 1806) P. s. schulzi (Berlepsch, 1907)

Subspecies P. s. schistaceiceps was originally described as a full species and at least one twentieth century... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Myiarchus panamensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Contopus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia chiriquensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiopagis viridicata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
3	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
4	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
7	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
30	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
32	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

About the Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Tropical Kingbird

Great Kiskadee

Panama Flycatcher

Southern Tropical Pewee

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Streaked Flycatcher

Sepia-capped Flycatcher

Lesser Elaenia

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Great Crested Flycatcher

Greenish Elaenia

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found