Tyrant Flycatchers in Alabama
Our list for Alabama has 8 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alabama in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Sep–May
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaResidentRare17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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