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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
White-headed Marsh Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
📅 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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
June has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.