Black-tailed Flycatcher

Black-tailed Flycatcher

Myiobius atricaudus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Soberanía National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

166 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
447 In all 11 parks
January 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 Soberanía National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Flycatcher in Soberanía National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

3rd of 11

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Black-tailed Flycatcher sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, 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 Soberanía National Park (166 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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