Colonia colonus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
The long-tailed tyrant was originally described as Muscicapa colonus, erroneously including it in the Old World flycatcher family. The long-tailed tyrant is the only member of genus Colonia. It has these five subspecies:
Adults weigh 15 to 18 g (0.53 to 0.63 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. c. colonus are mostly dull black with a white forehead and forecrown, a whitish rump, and a grayish black belly. Their central pair of tail feathers can extend up to 13 cm (5.1 in) beyond the others and have somewhat widened tips. They are often worn or broken... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 21 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 898 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 641 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.
March to May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Tyrant in Manu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 21
Of the 21 parks where we can rate Long-tailed Tyrant sightings, Manu National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Tyrant that you can see in Manu National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Social Flycatcher (about 40%), Tropical Kingbird (about 40%) and Great Kiskadee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (898 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.
