Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusColonia
- SpeciesColonia colonus (Long-tailed Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Planalto Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias fasciatus
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Velvety Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus nigerrimus
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Gray-capped Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias griseocapilla
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
📅 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 Long-tailed Tyrant in Itatiaia National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 557 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Itatiaia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.