Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusLegatus
- SpeciesLegatus leucophaius (Piratic Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Southern Antpipit
Corythopis delalandi
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis auricularis
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Sibilant Sirystes
Sirystes sibilator
Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
📅 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 Piratic Flycatcher in Iguaçu National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Piratic Flycatcher sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Piratic Flycatcher in Iguaçu National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Piratic Flycatcher in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.