Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusColonia
- SpeciesColonia colonus (Long-tailed Tyrant)
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Orange-banded Flycatcher
Myiophobus lintoni
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Ornate Flycatcher
Myiotriccus ornatus
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes gualaquizae
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 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 Long-tailed Tyrant in Podocarpus National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Tyrant in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Tyrant in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.