Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiophobus (Myiophobus Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiophobus fasciatus (Bran-colored Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Corcovado National Park

1 Verified sightings at Corcovado National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,322 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Bran-colored Flycatcher

The bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The bran-colored flycatcher has these five subspecies:

Myiophobus fasciatus furfurosus (Thayer & Bangs, 1905) Myiophobus fasciatus fasciatus (Müller, PLS, 1776) Myiophobus fasciatus saturatus (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) Myiophobus fasciatus auriceps (Gould & Gray, GR, 1839)

Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps (Temminck, 1822) What are now the mouse-gray flycatcher (M. crypterythrus) and rufescent flycatcher (M. rufescens) were originally described as species but in the mid-twentieth century were reclassified as subspecies of the bran-colored flycatcher. Following studies that identified plumage and vocal differences among them, beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems began splitting them. Somewhat earlier, the olive-chested flycatcher (M. cryptoxanthus), which had also been described as a species and later merged into the bran-colored flycatcher, was again recognized as a full species. The two of them form a superspecies, and some authors have... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Platyrinchus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Legatus leucophaius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Empidonax flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiozetetes granadensis

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	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
2	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
5	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
7	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
8	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
9	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
11	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
12	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
13	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
18	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
19	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
20	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
21	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
24	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
26	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
28	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
29	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
30	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
31	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
32	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
37	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Bran-colored Flycatcher

About the Bran-colored Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Bran-colored Flycatcher in Corcovado National Park

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

Great Kiskadee

Tropical Kingbird

Bright-rumped Attila

Golden-crowned Spadebill

Social Flycatcher

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Piratic Flycatcher

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Gray-capped Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found