White-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusPlatyrinchus (Spadebills)
- SpeciesPlatyrinchus platyrhynchos (White-crested Spadebill)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Drab Water Tyrant
Ochthornis littoralis
Grayish Mourner
Rhytipterna simplex
Gray-crowned Flycatcher
Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-crested Spadebill in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a White-crested Spadebill sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-crested Spadebill in Tambopata National Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for White-crested Spadebill in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.