Tyrant Flycatchers in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 6 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusScarceRare28–38 cm
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusScarceRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Willow Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Say's Phoebe 17–20 cm
- Great Crested Flycatcher 17–22 cm
- Western Kingbird 20–24 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