Nutting's Flycatcher

Nutting's Flycatcher

Myiarchus nuttingi

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Santa Rosa National Park

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

90 Verified sightings at Santa Rosa National Park From 2019 to 2026
909 In all 12 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Nutting's Flycatcher

Nutting's flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Some authors have suggested that M. n. flavidior deserves species status due to some differences in vocalizations and plumage, but the American Ornithological Society did not accept a proposal to separate it. The Clements taxonomy does recognize it as "Nutting's flycatcher (Salvadoran)" within the species. "All three taxa have been thought to occur in both pure and hybrid forms in Oaxaca; [the] complex pattern of zones of contact between races has not been assessed since 1961, and study [is] urgently needed."

Some authors have treated Nutting's flycatcher and the ash-throated flycatcher (M. cinerascens) as conspecific. The species' English name and specific epithet honor Charles Cleveland Nutting (1858–1927). Nutting's flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 21 to 24 g (0.74 to 0.85 oz). The sexes... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:10

Mexico · 2026

© Manuel Grosselet · XC1085882 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song0:22

United States · 2013

© Oscar Johnson · XC130268 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Call1:03

Mexico · 2019

© Richard E. Webster · XC503067 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nutting's Flycatcher in Santa Rosa National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nutting's Flycatcher sighting in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 233 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 Nutting's Flycatcher in Santa Rosa National Park?

March

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Nutting's Flycatcher in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Santa Rosa National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 450 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Nutting's Flycatcher?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nutting's 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 Santa Rosa National Park the best place to see a Nutting's Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Nutting's Flycatcher sightings, Santa Rosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 10%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Where does the Nutting's Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nutting's Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Santa Rosa 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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