Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMegarynchus
- SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua (Boat-billed Flycatcher)
The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country though only as a vagrant in Chile. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 2,661 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)
Mionectes olivaceus
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
📅 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 Boat-billed Flycatcher in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 2,661 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.