Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus sylvia

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Tayrona National Natural Park
3 Verified sightings at Tayrona National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
1,364 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher, or slate-headed tody-flycatcher, (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana.

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1806 as Todus Sylvia. It was later moved to genus Todirostrum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved sylvia and several other species from Todirostrum to genus Poecilotriccus. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher". The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher shares genus Poecilotriccus with 11 other species.

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher has these five subspecies: P. s. schistaceiceps (Sclater, PL, 1859) P. s. superciliaris (Lawrence, 1871) P. s. griseolus (Todd, 1913) P. s. sylvia (Desmarest, 1806) P. s. schulzi (Berlepsch, 1907)

Subspecies P. s. schistaceiceps was originally described as a full species and at least one twentieth century... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Streaked Flycatcher
LC

Streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
LC

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannulus elatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
LC

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-breasted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tolmomyias flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
LC

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
LC

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ornithion brunneicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
LC

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mionectes oleagineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Forest Elaenia
LC

Forest Elaenia

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Myiopagis gaimardii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Southern Bentbill
LC

Southern Bentbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oncostoma olivaceum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
6 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
21 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
30 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
33 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
37 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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