Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
- SpeciesSayornis phoebe (Eastern Phoebe)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
📅 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 Eastern Phoebe in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Eastern Phoebe sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 3271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Phoebe in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Phoebe in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.