Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Myiarchus ("fly ruler") tuberculifer ("small bump") 

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: Myiarchus tuberculifer nigricapillus
Weight: 14-27g  /  Length: 15-17cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A widely distributed species found from the Southern US to Brazil and Argentina, they are quite variable across the range with some populations having the namesake "dusky" cap as near black while in other it is brown. An unusually altitudinally variable species, it ranges from sea level to in some parts of its range, nearly 3000m!
 

Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
SUBSPECIES: M. t. olivascens, M. t. lawrenceii, M. t. querulous, M. t. platyrhynchus, M. t. manens, M. t. connectens, M. t. littoralis, M. t. nigricapillus, M. t. brunneiceps, M. t. pallidus, M. t. tuberculifer, M. t. nigriceps, M. t. atriceps

 

- Sighting Locations - 

COSTA RICA - Spanish (Costa Rican) - Copetón Crestioscuro
A widespread and common resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto