Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusCamptostoma (Beardless-Tyrannulets)
- SpeciesCamptostoma obsoletum (Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet)
The southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, and on Trinidad. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Sublegatus arenarum
White-headed Marsh Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum
📅 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 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet in Caroni Swamp?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet in Caroni Swamp?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.