Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax minimus (Least Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Least Flycatcher in Badlands National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Least Flycatcher sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Least Flycatcher in Badlands National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Least Flycatcher in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.