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% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Tyrannulet sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 8 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Tyrannulet sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Tyrannulet in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.