Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum nigriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTodirostrum (Todirostrum Tody-Flycatchers)
- SpeciesTodirostrum nigriceps (Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
The black-headed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum nigriceps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a small, black and yellow, insectivorous bird. Its call and song are composed of high pitched one-note chirps. Each vocalization is often confounded for the other. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 552 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher in Soberanía National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 552 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher in Soberanía National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.