Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax flaviventris (Yellow-bellied Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
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
📅 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 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.