Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
- SpeciesSayornis nigricans (Black Phoebe)
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Belted Flycatcher
Xenotriccus callizonus
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
📅 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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Phoebe sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Phoebe in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black Phoebe in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.