Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiarchus (Myiarchus Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiarchus crinitus (Great Crested Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Machalilla National Park

3 Verified sightings at Machalilla National Park From 2019 to 2026

28,224 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Great Crested Flycatcher

The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.

The great crested flycatcher was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus Turdus and coined the binomial name Turdus crinitus. The specific epithet crinitus is Latin and means "long-haired" (from crinis meaning "hair") Linnaeus based his account on the "crested fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "America" but this was restricted to South Carolina by Outram Bangs in 1898. It is now one of 22 species placed in the genus Myiarchus that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

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Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Myiarchus phaeocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euscarthmus fulviceps

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Contopus punensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiodynastes bairdii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Fluvicola nengeta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lophotriccus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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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	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
8	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
17	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
28	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
32	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
45	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
47	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
52	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
55	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
56	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
57	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
60	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Great Crested Flycatcher

About the Great Crested Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Great Crested Flycatcher in Machalilla National Park

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Sooty-crowned Flycatcher

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Fulvous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Tumbes Pewee

Baird's Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Masked Water-Tyrant

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found