Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)

Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)

Mionectes olivaceus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Volcán Barú National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

108 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,873 In all 12 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)

The olive-streaked flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The four subspecies of what is now the olive-striped flycatcher (Mionnectes galbinus) were previously treated as subspecies of what is now the olive-streaked flycatcher. (Confusingly, the original unsplit species was called the olive-striped flycatcher but bore the present olive-streaked flycatcher's binomial Mionectes olivaceus.) Based primarily on vocal differences the species were separated by taxonomic systems beginning in 2016, leaving the olive-streaked flycatcher as a monotypic species. However, as of late 2024, the North American and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society have not agreed to the split. They retain the olive-striped flycatcher/Mionectes olivaceus names.

This article follows the monotypic species model. The olive-streaked flycatcher is 13 cm (5.1 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive face with white streaks and a small triangular white spot behind the eye. Their crown and nape are dark... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Costa Rica · 2017

© Albert Lastukhin · XC1101499 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:33

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC983012 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Colombia · 2019

© Iván Lau · XC670190 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) in Volcán Barú National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 108 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 296 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) in Volcán Barú National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked)?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) live in Volcán Barú National Park?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Mountain Elaenia (about 50%), Tufted Flycatcher (about 40%) and Yellowish Flycatcher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Olive-striped Flycatcher (Olive-streaked) is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (108 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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