Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiarchus (Myiarchus Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMyiarchus tyrannulus (Brown-crested Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
📅 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 Brown-crested Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Brown-crested Flycatcher sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 288 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-crested Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Brown-crested Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.