Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 227 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiodynastes (Myiodynastes Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiodynastes luteiventris (Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

227 Verified sightings at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026

8,007 Verified sightings across all 62 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is regularly found from southern Arizona in the United States south to Bolivia and occurs casually or as a vagrant further north, east, and south of its usual range.

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher is monotypic. Because there is much clinal variation in size and plumage, several subspecies have been proposed but not accepted. The sulphur-bellied flycatcher and the streaked flycatcher (M. maculatus) are sister species.

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 40 to 57 g (1.4 to 2.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a pale hoary gray or grayish white forecrown and supercilium. They have a brownish gray to olive crown with blackish streaks and a large, usually hidden, canary-yellow patch in the center. They have dusky lores; the color extends to the ear coverts and forms a dark "mask". Below the mask is a wide white stripe with thin dusky streaks and below that a thin dusky stripe. Their nape and upperparts to the upper rump are light olive with a buffy tinge... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tyrannus couchii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Contopus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Empidonax minimus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 227 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

About the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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