Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tortuguero National Park
22 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,007 Verified sightings across all 62 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is regularly found from southern Arizona in the United States south to Bolivia and occurs casually or as a vagrant further north, east, and south of its usual range.

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher is monotypic. Because there is much clinal variation in size and plumage, several subspecies have been proposed but not accepted. The sulphur-bellied flycatcher and the streaked flycatcher (M. maculatus) are sister species.

The sulphur-bellied flycatcher is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 40 to 57 g (1.4 to 2.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a pale hoary gray or grayish white forecrown and supercilium. They have a brownish gray to olive crown with blackish streaks and a large, usually hidden, canary-yellow patch in the center. They have dusky lores; the color extends to the ear coverts and forms a dark "mask". Below the mask is a wide white stripe with thin dusky streaks and below that a thin dusky stripe. Their nape and upperparts to the upper rump are light olive with a buffy tinge... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
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 ~50% · Likely
Common Tody-Flycatcher
LC

Common Tody-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Boat-billed Flycatcher
LC

Boat-billed Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megarynchus pitangua

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

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Eastern Wood-Pewee
LC

Eastern Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
LC

Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zimmerius vilissimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Crested Flycatcher
LC

Great Crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Gray-capped Flycatcher
LC

Gray-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
LC

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ornithion brunneicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Eastern Kingbird
LC

Eastern Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus tyrannus

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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