Brown-capped Tyrannulet

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

Ornithion brunneicapillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
177 Verified records at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown-capped tyrannulet (Ornithion brunneicapillus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela and reported for the first time in Nicaragua in 2011. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Tyrannulet sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
17 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Tyrannulet in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Tyrannulet sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-capped Tyrannulet in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

October has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Tyrannulet in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.

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