White-throated Spadebill
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White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus mystaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
1 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is a tiny passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Uruguay, and Suriname. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Golden-crowned Spadebill
LC

Golden-crowned Spadebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platyrinchus coronatus

5–10% · With luck
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

60–70% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

40–50% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
LC

Rusty-margined Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes cayanensis

30–40% · Possible
Common Tody-Flycatcher
LC

Common Tody-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todirostrum cinereum

30–40% · Possible
Southern Bentbill
LC

Southern Bentbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oncostoma olivaceum

30–40% · Possible
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
LC

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tuberculifer

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Kiskadee

Lesser Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus lictor

30–40% · Possible
Forest Elaenia
LC

Forest Elaenia

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Myiopagis gaimardii

20–30% · Possible
Bright-rumped Attila
LC Endemic

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

20–30% · Possible
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
LC

Brown-capped Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ornithion brunneicapillus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-throated Spadebill at Soberanía National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
23 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
26 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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