Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMegarynchus
- SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua (Boat-billed Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cusuco National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cusuco National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.