Great Crested Flycatcher
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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Silhouette: Jason Dilworth · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Piedras Blancas National Park
265 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026
28,224 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Piedras Blancas National Park

Dusky-capped Flycatcher
LC

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Panama Flycatcher
LC

Panama Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus panamensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Gray-capped Flycatcher
LC

Gray-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Common Tody-Flycatcher
LC

Common Tody-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bright-rumped Attila
LC

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
LC

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mionectes oleagineus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Piratic Flycatcher
LC

Piratic Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Legatus leucophaius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
LC

Rusty-margined Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes cayanensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Streaked Flycatcher
LC

Streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Crested Flycatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Crested Flycatcher sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Crested Flycatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Great Crested Flycatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.

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