Black-tailed Flycatcher

Black-tailed Flycatcher

Myiobius atricaudus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

90 Verified sightings at Itatiaia National Park From 2019 to 2026
447 In all 11 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-tailed Flycatcher

The black-tailed myiobius or black-tailed flycatcher (Myiobius atricaudus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Onychorhynchidae. It was previously placed in family Tyrannidae or Tityridae. Black-tailed flycatchers are found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. They are usually found alone or in pairs, but may join flocks of several species.

The black-tailed myiobius closely resembles the whiskered myiobius (M. barbatus) and the sulphur-rumped myiobius (M. sulphureipygius) in appearance, with olive upper parts and a yellow rump. The underparts... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:34

Ecuador · 1994

© John V. Moore · XC258846 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:09

Brazil · 2013

© Rodrigo Dela Rosa de Souza · XC118610 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Alarm call0:13

Brazil · 2021

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC677737 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Flycatcher in Itatiaia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-tailed Flycatcher in Itatiaia National Park?

March, June–July and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Flycatcher in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, August–October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-tailed Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-tailed Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Itatiaia National Park the best place to see a Black-tailed Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Black-tailed Flycatcher sightings, Itatiaia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, under 5%).

Where does the Black-tailed Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-tailed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (90 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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