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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 712 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 712 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.