Great Crested Flycatcher
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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tikal National Park
786 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
29,036 Verified sightings across all 66 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Great Crested Flycatcher

The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.

The great crested flycatcher was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus Turdus and coined the binomial name Turdus crinitus. The specific epithet crinitus is Latin and means "long-haired" (from crinis meaning "hair") Linnaeus based his account on the "crested fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "America" but this was restricted to South Carolina by Outram Bangs in 1898. It is now one of 22 species placed in the genus Myiarchus that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

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Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Dusky-capped Flycatcher
LC

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Brown-crested Flycatcher
LC

Brown-crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tyrannulus

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 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
7 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
8 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
10 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
11 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
12 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
16 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
19 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
21 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
25 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
26 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
27 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
28 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
29 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
30 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
31 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
32 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
33 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
34 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
35 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
36 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
37 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
38 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
39 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
40 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
47 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
49 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
50 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
52 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
53 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
55 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
57 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
58 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
60 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
61 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
62 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
63 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
64 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
65 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Crested Flycatcher in Tikal National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Crested Flycatcher sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 786 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Crested Flycatcher in Tikal National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Crested Flycatcher in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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