Nutting's Flycatcher

Nutting's Flycatcher

Myiarchus nuttingi

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San José

In 3 days <5%

41 Verified sightings at San José
909 In all 12 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Nutting's Flycatcher

Nutting's flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Some authors have suggested that M. n. flavidior deserves species status due to some differences in vocalizations and plumage, but the American Ornithological Society did not accept a proposal to separate it. The Clements taxonomy does recognize it as "Nutting's flycatcher (Salvadoran)" within the species. "All three taxa have been thought to occur in both pure and hybrid forms in Oaxaca; [the] complex pattern of zones of contact between races has not been assessed since 1961, and study [is] urgently needed."

Some authors have treated Nutting's flycatcher and the ash-throated flycatcher (M. cinerascens) as conspecific. The species' English name and specific epithet honor Charles Cleveland Nutting (1858–1927). Nutting's flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 21 to 24 g (0.74 to 0.85 oz). The sexes... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:10

Mexico · 2026

© Manuel Grosselet · XC1085882 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song0:22

United States · 2013

© Oscar Johnson · XC130268 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Call1:03

Mexico · 2019

© Richard E. Webster · XC503067 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nutting's Flycatcher in San José?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nutting's Flycatcher sighting in San José on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 245th most-seen of the 379 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Nutting's Flycatcher in San José?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nutting's Flycatcher in San José on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Nutting's Flycatcher?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nutting's Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San José the best place to see a Nutting's Flycatcher?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Nutting's Flycatcher sightings, San José ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Guadalajara (México, under 5%).

Where does the Nutting's Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nutting's Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in San José (41 verified sightings), 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.

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