Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum cinereum

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusTodirostrum (Todirostrum Tody-Flycatchers)
SpeciesTodirostrum cinereum (Common Tody-Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

3 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

31,661 Verified sightings across all 73 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Common Tody-Flycatcher

The common tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

The common tody-flycatcher was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Todus cinereus. Linnaeus based his description on the "Grey and Yellow Fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by George Edwards from a specimen collected in Suriname. The specific epithet cinereum is from Latin cinereus meaning "ash-grey". The common tody-flycatcher is now the type species of the genus Todirostrum that was introduced by René Lesson in 1831.

Eight subspecies are recognized: T. c. virididorsale Parkes, 1976 T. c. finitimum Bangs, 1904 T. c. wetmorei Parkes, 1976 T. c. sclateri (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) T. c. cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) T. c. peruanum Zimmer, JT, 1930

T. c. coloreum Ridgway, 1906 T. c. cearae Cory, 1916 The Clements taxonomy partially separates T. c. sclateri as "common tody-flycatcher... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus nuttingi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus forficatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camptostoma imberbe

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	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
5	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
8	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
10	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
11	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
12	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
17	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
21	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
23	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
24	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
25	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
26	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
27	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
30	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
32	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
36	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
37	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
38	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
44	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
51	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
54	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
56	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
60	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
61	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
63	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
64	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
66	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
67	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
68	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
70	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
71	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
72	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
73	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Common Tody-Flycatcher

About the Common Tody-Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Common Tody-Flycatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Brown-crested Flycatcher

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found