Tyrant Flycatchers in South Carolina
Our list for South Carolina has 8 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Carolina 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
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisWinter visitorRare20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaScarceRare17–20 cm
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiScarceRare13–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
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