Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusLegatus
SpeciesLegatus leucophaius (Piratic Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

2 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

18,090 Verified sightings across all 75 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Piratic Flycatcher

The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though in Uruguay only as a vagrant. It has also occurred several times as a vagrant in the southern United States.

The piratic flycatcher was originally described in 1818 as Platyrhynchos leucophaius. It was later moved to its current genus Legatus that was erected in 1859. For a time it was also known as Legatus albicollis. The piratic flycatcher is the only member of genus Legatus. It has two subspecies, the nominate L. l. leucophaius (Vieillot, 1818) and L. l. variegatus (Sclater, PL, 1857).

The piratic flycatcher is 14.5 to 17 cm (5.7 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 19 to 26 g (0.67 to 0.92 oz). The sexes and the subspecies have the same plumage though subspecies L. l. variegatus is significantly larger than the nominate. Adults have a blackish forehead and crown with a partially hidden yellow patch on the latter. They have a wide dull whitish supercilium that extends... 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	~30%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
9	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
13	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
14	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
16	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
27	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
33	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
34	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
35	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
36	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
37	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
40	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
43	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
45	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
52	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
54	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
55	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
59	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
62	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
63	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
64	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
66	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
68	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
69	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
71	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
73	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
75	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Piratic Flycatcher

About the Piratic Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Piratic Flycatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Great Kiskadee

Tropical Kingbird

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Streaked Flycatcher

Social Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Nutting's Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found