Myiodynastes hemichrysus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The golden-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The golden-bellied flycatcher has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described as Hypermitres hemichrysus. By the early 1900s it had been reassigned to genus Myiodynastes, which had been erected in 1847. A 1927 publication treated it as a subspecies of the golden-crowned flycatcher (M. chrysocephalus).
By at least 1979 it was again being treated as a full species. At that time it was considered monotypic. A 2016 publication detailed the vocal differences and similarities between the golden-bellied flycatcher and the three subspecies of the golden-crowned flycatcher. Based on that study, by 2020 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World moved two subspecies from the golden-crowned to the golden-bellied. The Clements taxonomy followed suit in 2022 and the IOC and both subcommittees of the American Ornithological Society in 2023. The golden-bellied and golden-crowned flycatchers are sister species.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Flycatcher sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 581 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 224th most-seen of the 657 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Flycatcher in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-bellied 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.
6th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Golden-bellied Flycatcher sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%), Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-bellied Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (581 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.
