Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusOnychorhynchus (Royal Flycatchers)
- SpeciesOnychorhynchus coronatus (Royal Flycatcher)
The tropical royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae. It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Royal Flycatcher at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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