Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus forficatus (Scissor-tailed Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 1292 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Everglades National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.