Myiozetetes granadensis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The grey-capped flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a passerine bird, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
At least one author has suggested that M. g. occidentalis should be merged into the nominate. The grey-capped flycatcher is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 28 to 30 g (0.99 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a gray crown and nape with a mostly hidden orange-yellow to reddish orange patch in the center of the crown. Females sometimes have a smaller patch or none at all. Adults of both sexes have a white forehead that extends as a thin supercilium to just past the eye. They have dusky lores and ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly olive-green with dusky to dark olive uppertail coverts that have paler edges. Their wings are dusky grayish brown with pale... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Flycatcher sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 1,200 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 344 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Flycatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 650 mm in October.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-capped Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 29 parks where we can rate Gray-capped Flycatcher sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myiozetetes
The closest relatives of the Gray-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (genus Myiozetetes, Myiozetetes Flycatchers) are Social Flycatcher (about 50%) and Rusty-margined Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (1,200 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.
