Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMitrephanes (Tufted Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMitrephanes phaeocercus (Tufted Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum nigriceps
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tufted Flycatcher in Darién National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Tufted Flycatcher sighting in Darién National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Flycatcher in Darién National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Flycatcher in Darién National Park in our monthly data.