Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
📅 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 Western Kingbird in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Western Kingbird sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Kingbird in Great Bear Rainforest?
June has the highest sighting rate for Western Kingbird in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.