Tyrant Flycatchers in Iowa
Our list for Iowa has 6 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors and 3 passage migrants
All 6, most common first
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly May–Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly May–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 13–15 cm
- Willow Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Alder Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Great Crested Flycatcher 17–22 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