Tyrant Flycatchers in Cayman Islands
Our list for Cayman Islands has 4 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cayman Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisScarceRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 13–15 cm
- Great Crested Flycatcher 17–22 cm
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 28–38 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made