Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax minimus (Least Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
📅 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 Least Flycatcher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Least Flycatcher sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Least Flycatcher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for Least Flycatcher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.