Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

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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	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
7	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	0–10%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
36	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.