Myiozetetes granadensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The grey-capped flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a passerine bird, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
At least one author has suggested that M. g. occidentalis should be merged into the nominate. The grey-capped flycatcher is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 28 to 30 g (0.99 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a gray crown and nape with a mostly hidden orange-yellow to reddish orange patch in the center of the crown. Females sometimes have a smaller patch or none at all. Adults of both sexes have a white forehead that extends as a thin supercilium to just past the eye. They have dusky lores and ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly olive-green with dusky to dark olive uppertail coverts that have paler edges. Their wings are dusky grayish brown with pale... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Flycatcher sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 1,600 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 414 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Flycatcher in Carara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Carara National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 730 mm in October.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-capped Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 29
Of the 29 parks where we can rate Gray-capped Flycatcher sightings, Carara National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Carara National Park (1,600 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
