Tyrant Flycatchers in Missouri
Our list for Missouri has 8 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Missouri 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–Sep
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaWinter visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
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