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 Pico Bonito National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Whiskered Flycatcher at Pico Bonito 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