Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

70 gWeight

The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Boat-billed Flycatcher has been recorded at 818 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 21 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica6,301 records
  2. Black Rock LodgeBelize3,658 records
  3. Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica3,479 records
More places
  1. Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica3,328 records
  2. Parque Ecológico El HayaMexico2,689 records
  3. Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida SilvestreCosta Rica2,379 records
  4. Parque del EsteVenezuela2,368 records
  5. Zamorano Univ. – Campus Farms and River 740-815 maslHonduras2,293 records
  6. Selva Verde LodgeCosta Rica2,253 records
  7. Chichicaxtle – Observatorio de Aves Rapaces Dr. Mario A. RamosMexico1,851 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaBrazilMexicoBelizePanamaEcuadorColombiaGuatemala

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a large member of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country though only as a vagrant in Chile.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Boat-billed Flycatcher?

The Boat-billed Flycatcher weighs around 70 g.

Where does the Boat-billed Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Mexico to northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Brazil and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Boat-billed Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Boat-billed Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Boat-billed Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Boat-billed Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Boat-billed Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
70 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
114 mm
Tail
86 mm
Bill
34 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Mexico to northeastern Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Megarynchus

More from the family Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Grey-headed PipritesGrey-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsWing-barred PipritesWing-barred PipritesPiprites chlorisBlack-capped PipritesBlack-capped PipritesPiprites pileataGreenish TyrannuletGreenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensReiser's TyrannuletReiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseriUrich's TyrannuletUrich's TyrannuletPhyllomyias urichiSclater's TyrannuletSclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriYungas TyrannuletYungas TyrannuletPhyllomyias weedeniPlanalto TyrannuletPlanalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusSooty-headed TyrannuletSooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
Boat-billed Flycatcher

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by iturriagal. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages