Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMegarynchus
- SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua (Boat-billed Flycatcher)
The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country though only as a vagrant in Chile. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
📅 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 Boat-billed Flycatcher in Celaque National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Celaque National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Celaque National Park in our monthly data.