Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusCapsiempis
- SpeciesCapsiempis flaveola (Yellow Tyrannulet)
The yellow tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Tyrannulet sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
📅 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 Yellow Tyrannulet in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Tyrannulet sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Tyrannulet in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Tyrannulet in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.