Whiskered Flycatcher
Myiobius barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiobius (Myiobiuses)
- SpeciesMyiobius barbatus (Whiskered Flycatcher)
The whiskered myiobius or bearded flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) is a species of bird in the family Onychorhynchidae, having previously been included in Tyrannidae and Tityridae. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place them with the flycatchers or tityras. The whiskered myiobius is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Tawny-breasted Flycatcher
Myiobius villosus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yungas Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias weedeni
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Whiskered Flycatcher at Madidi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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