Megarynchus pitangua
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country though only as a vagrant in Chile.
The boat-billed flycatcher was originally described as Lanius pitangua, mistakenly placing it in the shrike family. It was eventually moved to its present genus Megarynchus that was erected in 1824. That name is from the Greek "μεγα" (mega) meaning "much" and "ῥυγχος" (rhunkhos) meaning "bill". The specific epithet derives from the Tupi language name for the bird, "Pitanguá guacú".
The boat-billed flycatcher is the only member of its genus and has these six subspecies: There are differences among the subspecies' vocalizations, leading some authors to state that "critical re-evaluation of [the] races is needed". The Clements taxonomy recognizes some distinctions within the species by calling... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 187 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.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Boat-billed Flycatcher in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boat-billed 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.
18th of 31
Of the 31 cities where we can rate Boat-billed Flycatcher sightings, San Pedro Sula ranks 18th at about 20%. The best odds are in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 50%), Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 50%) and Campo Grande (Brazil, about 40%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Boat-billed Flycatcher that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 80%), Social Flycatcher (about 70%) and Great Kiskadee (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boat-billed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in San Pedro Sula (121 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.
