Bright-rumped Attila

Attila spadiceus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusAttila (Attilas)
SpeciesAttila spadiceus (Bright-rumped Attila)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Poás Volcano National Park

3 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

23,077 Verified sightings across all 63 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Bright-rumped Attila

The bright-rumped attila or polymorphic attila (Attila spadiceus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad.

The bright-rumped attila 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 spadicea. The specific epithet is from Latin spadiceus meaning "chestnut coloured" or "date-coloured". Gmelin based his description on the "yellow-rumped flycatcher" from Cayenne that had been described in 1783 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his book A General Synopsis of Birds. The bright-rumped attila is now one of seven flycatchers placed in the genus Attila that was introduced in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson.

Twelve subspecies are recognised: A. s. pacificus Hellmayr, 1929 – northwest Mexico A. s. cozumelae Ridgway, 1885 – Cozumel (Mexico) A. s. gaumeri Salvin & Godman, 1891 – Yucatán Peninsula and nearby islands A. s. flammulatus Lafresnaye... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Elaenia frantzii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Empidonax atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Empidonax flavescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mionectes olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contopus lugubris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zimmerius vilissimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Mitrephanes phaeocercus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contopus cooperi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

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Bright-rumped Attila

About the Bright-rumped Attila

Recent sightings of Bright-rumped Attila in Poás Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Mountain Elaenia

Black-capped Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Yellowish Flycatcher

Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)

Great Kiskadee

Dark Pewee

Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet

Tufted Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Black Phoebe

Social Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found