Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusOrnithion (Ornithion Tyrannulets)
- SpeciesOrnithion brunneicapillus (Brown-capped Tyrannulet)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Tyrannulet sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 17 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Tyrannulet sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-capped Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.