Western Kingbird

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
10	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
32	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
37	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
42	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
44	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Kingbird in Big Bend National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Western Kingbird sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 654 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Kingbird in Big Bend National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Western Kingbird in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.