Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus forficatus (Scissor-tailed Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
📅 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 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.