Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax minimus (Least Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Yucatán Flycatcher
Myiarchus yucatanensis
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
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 Least Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Least Flycatcher sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Least Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Least Flycatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.