Myiarchus yucatanensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Yucatan flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. The Yucatan flycatcher was originally described with its current binomial Myiarchus yucatanensis.
The Yucatan flycatcher is 17.5 to 19 cm (6.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 19 to 23 g (0.67 to 0.81 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a crown whose feathers have dark brown centers and wide rufescent edges; the feathers form a crest. They have grayish lores and half ring under the eye on an otherwise darker gray face. Their upperparts are olive-green with a rufous tinge on the uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly brown with wide rufous outer edges on the primaries and pale grayish white outer edges on the other flight feathers. Their greater and median wing coverts have pale gray tips that form indistinct wing bars. Their tail is mostly brown with rufous inner webs on the central feathers... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Flycatcher sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 173 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 300 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Flycatcher in Tikal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, August–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Tikal National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yucatán 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Yucatán Flycatcher sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same genus: Myiarchus
The closest relatives of the Yucatán Flycatcher that you can see in Tikal National Park (genus Myiarchus, Myiarchus Flycatchers) are Dusky-capped Flycatcher (about 40%), Brown-crested Flycatcher (about 30%) and Great Crested Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yucatán Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Tikal National Park (173 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.
