Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
- SpeciesSayornis nigricans (Black Phoebe)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola alpinus
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis montanus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant
Cnemarchus erythropygius
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Crowned Chat Tyrant
Ochthoeca frontalis
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes striaticollis
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
📅 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 Black Phoebe in Cajas National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Phoebe sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Phoebe in Cajas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Phoebe in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.