Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiarchus (Myiarchus Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMyiarchus crinitus (Great Crested Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Yucatán Flycatcher
Myiarchus yucatanensis
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Crested Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great Crested Flycatcher sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Crested Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Crested Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.