Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
9 Verified sightings at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
1,483 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Willow Flycatcher

The willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating, migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family native to North America. The willow flycatcher was included by the Franco-American ornithologist John James Audubon in his book The Birds of America based on a specimen collected in the "woods along the prairie banks of the Arkansas River". The section of the book containing the willow flycatcher was published in 1828. There are two variants of the plate illustrating the flycatcher. On one the binomial name is given as Muscicapa trailli and on the other as Muscicapa traillii. The latter spelling was used in 1831 by Audubon when describing the species in his Ornithological Biography that was published to accompany the plates and is now the accepted spelling. The specific epithet was chosen by Audubon to honour his friend the Scottish physician and zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The willow flycatcher is now one of 14 species placed in the genus Empidonax that was introduced in 1855 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis.

There are four subspecies recognized, all of which breed in North America (including three subspecies that breed in California). At one... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Least Flycatcher
LC

Least Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax minimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Acadian Flycatcher
LC

Acadian Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax virescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
LC

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Northern Bentbill
LC

Northern Bentbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oncostoma cinereigulare

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bright-rumped Attila
LC

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Greenish Elaenia
LC

Greenish Elaenia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiopagis viridicata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
LC

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Stub-tailed Spadebill
LC

Stub-tailed Spadebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platyrinchus cancrominus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
3 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
14 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
26 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
29 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
30 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
35 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
36 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Flycatcher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Willow Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

January has the highest sighting rate for Willow Flycatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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