Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusLophotriccus (Crested Pygmy-Tyrants)
- SpeciesLophotriccus pileatus (Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
📅 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 Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 889 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.