Tyrant Flycatchers in United States
Our list for United States has 8 tyrant flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 7 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United States in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
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