Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Myiobius barbatus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiobius (Myiobiuses)
SpeciesMyiobius barbatus (Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Parque Natural Metropolitano

2 Verified sightings at Parque Natural Metropolitano From 2019 to 2026

4,640 Verified sightings across all 38 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

The whiskered myiobius or bearded flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) is a species of bird in the family Onychorhynchidae, having previously been included in Tyrannidae and Tityridae. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place them with the flycatchers or tityras. The whiskered myiobius is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The whiskered myiobius was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the flycatcher in the genus Muscicapa and coined the binomial name Muscicapa barbata. The specific epithet is from the Latin barbatus meaning "bearded". Gmelin based his description on "Le barbichon de Cayenne" that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath the Comte de Buffon and illustrated with a hand-coloured engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet. The whiskered myiobius is now one of four species placed in the genus Myiobius that was erected in 1839 by George Gray.

Five subspecies are recognised... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Myiobius atricaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiopagis gaimardii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Oncostoma olivaceum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tyrannulus elatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiopagis viridicata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Contopus virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Terenotriccus erythrurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
3	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
31	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
32	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
33	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
35	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

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Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

About the Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher in Parque Natural Metropolitano

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Black-tailed Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Streaked Flycatcher

Forest Elaenia

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Southern Bentbill

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Greenish Elaenia

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found