Boat-billed Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
147 Verified records at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
4 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
30–40%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
11 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
15 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
16 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
18 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
21 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
22 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
23 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
24 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
27 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
28 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
29 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
30 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
31 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
32 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
33 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
34 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
35 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
36 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
37 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
38 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
39 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
40 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
41 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
42 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
43 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
44 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
45 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
46 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
47 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
48 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
49 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
50 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
51 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
52 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
53 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
54 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
55 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
56 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
57 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
58 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
59 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
60 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
61 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
62 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
63 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
64 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
65 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
66 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
67 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
68 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
69 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
70 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
71 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
72 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
73 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
74 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
75 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
76 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
77 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
78 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
79 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
81 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

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.

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