Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusColonia
SpeciesColonia colonus (Long-tailed Tyrant)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

3 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026

8,463 Verified sightings across all 38 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Long-tailed Tyrant

The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

The long-tailed tyrant was originally described as Muscicapa colonus, erroneously including it in the Old World flycatcher family. The long-tailed tyrant is the only member of genus Colonia. It has these five subspecies:

C. c. leuconota (Lafresnaye, 1842) C. c. fuscicapillus (Sclater, PL, 1862) C. c. poecilonota (Cabanis, 1849) C. c. niveiceps Zimmer, JT, 1930 C. c. colonus (Vieillot, 1818) Male long-tailed tyrants are 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11 in) and females 18 to 22 cm (7.1 to 8.7 in) long; these measurements do not include the elongated central tail feathers. Adults weigh 15 to 18 g (0.53 to 0.63 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. c. colonus are mostly dull black with a white forehead and forecrown, a whitish rump, and a grayish black belly. Their central pair of tail feathers can extend up to 13 cm (5.1 in) beyond the others and have somewhat widened tips. They are often worn or broken... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pitangus lictor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Attila cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tyrannulus elatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ochthornis littoralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Legatus leucophaius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiozetetes granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

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	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
6	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
9	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
16	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
29	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
30	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
31	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
33	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
34	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
35	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
36	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Long-tailed Tyrant

About the Long-tailed Tyrant

Recent sightings of Long-tailed Tyrant in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Great Kiskadee

Tropical Kingbird

Lesser Kiskadee

Social Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Cinnamon Attila

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Drab Water Tyrant

Piratic Flycatcher

Gray-capped Flycatcher

Bright-rumped Attila

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found