Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusLegatus
- SpeciesLegatus leucophaius (Piratic Flycatcher)
The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though in Uruguay only as a vagrant. It has also occurred several times as a vagrant in the southern United States. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Dark Pewee
Contopus lugubris
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Ochraceous Pewee
Contopus ochraceus
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Piratic Flycatcher at Volcán Barú 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