Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMegarynchus
- SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua (Boat-billed Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at La Tigra National Park
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
White-throated Flycatcher
Empidonax albigularis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
📅 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 La Tigra National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in La Tigra National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in La Tigra National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in La Tigra National Park in our monthly data.