Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusOncostoma (Bentbills)
- SpeciesOncostoma cinereigulare (Northern Bentbill)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
📅 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 Northern Bentbill in Tortuguero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Northern Bentbill sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bentbill in Tortuguero National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bentbill in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.