Ptilogonatidae

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Ptilogonys caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Phainoptila melanoxantha

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Phainopepla nitens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ptilogonys cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ptilogonatidae

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			~60%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~30%
2	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~60%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			~10%
3	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~50%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			~20%
4	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~50%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			~20%
5	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~40%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			~20%
6	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Phainopepla			~40%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Phainopepla			~40%
8	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Gray Silky-flycatcher			~30%
	Phainopepla			Insufficient data
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Phainopepla			~30%
10	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Gray Silky-flycatcher			~20%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~10%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			<5%
12	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Phainopepla			~10%
13	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			~10%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			<5%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Phainopepla			~10%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Phainopepla			~10%
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Phainopepla			~10%
17	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Phainopepla			~10%
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			<5%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			<5%
19	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Phainopepla			<5%
20	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			<5%
21	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Phainopepla			<5%
22	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			Insufficient data
23	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Phainopepla			<5%
24	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Phainopepla			<5%
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Phainopepla			Insufficient data
26	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black-and-yellow Phainoptila			Insufficient data

Species in this group

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher

Black-and-yellow Phainoptila

Phainopepla

Gray Silky-flycatcher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ptilogonatidae

Parks Ranked