Dusky-capped Flycatcher
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Tikal National Park
870 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
28,944 Verified sightings across all 81 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Dusky-capped Flycatcher

The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the United States, Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The dusky-capped flycatcher was originally described in 1837 as Tyrannus tuberculifer. Its further taxonomic history is complex. At various times at least what are now seven separate species were included as subspecies of Myiarchus tuberculifer. It currently is assigned these 13 subspecies:

M. t. olivascens Ridgway, 1884 M. t. lawrenceii (Jacob Giraud Jr, 1841) M. t. querulous Nelson, 1904 M. t. platyrhynchus Ridgway, 1885 M. t. manens Parkes, 1982 M. t. connectens Miller, W & Griscom, 1925 M. t. littoralis Zimmer, JT, 1953

M. t. nigricapillus Cabanis, 1861 M. t. brunneiceps Lawrence, 1861 M. t. pallidus Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1946 M. t. tuberculifer (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) M. t. nigriceps Sclater, PL, 1860 M. t. atriceps Cabanis, 1883

Plumage and vocalization similarities sort the subspecies into groups within the species. The North American Classification Committee... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Brown-crested Flycatcher
LC

Brown-crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Crested Flycatcher
LC

Great Crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yucatán Flycatcher
LC

Yucatán Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus yucatanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Eye-ringed Flatbill
LC

Eye-ringed Flatbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Bright-rumped Attila
LC Endemic

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Northern Bentbill
LC

Northern Bentbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oncostoma cinereigulare

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Royal Flycatcher
LC

Royal Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychorhynchus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Stub-tailed Spadebill
LC

Stub-tailed Spadebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platyrinchus cancrominus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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 Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
2 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
3 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
5 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
7 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
13 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
17 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
18 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
19 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
20 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
21 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
22 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
24 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
26 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
27 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
29 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
30 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
32 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
33 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
34 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
35 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
36 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
37 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~10%
38 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
39 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
40 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
41 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
42 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
43 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
44 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
45 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
46 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
48 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
49 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
50 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
51 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
52 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
53 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
55 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
58 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
59 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
60 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
62 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
63 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
64 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
65 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
66 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
67 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
68 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
69 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
70 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
71 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
72 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
74 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
75 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
76 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
77 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
78 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
79 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
81 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Tikal National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 870 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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