Yellow-throated Flycatcher

Yellow-throated Flycatcher

Conopias albovittatus

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Darién National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

74 Verified sightings at Darién National Park From 2019 to 2026
670 In all 15 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-throated Flycatcher

The white-ringed flycatcher (Conopias albovittatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The white-ringed flycatcher has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described as Pitangus albovittatus, grouping it with the great kiskadee (P. sulphuratus). In 1906 genus Coryphotriccus was erected for it. Starting in the 1960s authors began merging this genus into genus Conopias that had been erected in 1860. For a time it bore the binomial C. albovittata but early in the twenty-first century Conopias was recognized as masculine so the specific epithet was changed to albovittatus to match that gender.

What is now the yellow-throated flycatcher (C. parvus) was treated as a third subspecies but was separated in the early twenty-first century. The white-ringed flycatcher is 15 to 16.5 cm (5.9 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 24 g (0.85 oz). The sexes have the same plumage; females are slightly smaller than males... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:12

Costa Rica · 2019

© Hans Matheve · XC518732 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:20

Ecuador · 1999

© Jonas Nilsson · XC275891 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:19

Ecuador · 2000

© Patricio Mena Valenzuela · XC275472 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~10%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Flycatcher in Darién National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Flycatcher sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-throated Flycatcher in Darién National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Flycatcher in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Darién National Park's wettest months, with about 450 mm of rain against 100 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-throated Flycatcher?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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 Darién National Park the best place to see a Yellow-throated Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Flycatcher sightings, Darién National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-throated Flycatcher live in Darién National Park?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Flycatcher that you can see in Darién National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Bright-rumped Attila (about 20%), Tropical Kingbird (about 20%) and Acadian Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-throated Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (74 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.

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