Tyrant Flycatchers in Idaho
Our list for Idaho has 5 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Idaho in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorCommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumScarceRare13–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Willow Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Alder Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Say's Phoebe 17–20 cm
- Western Kingbird 20–24 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