Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiarchus (Myiarchus Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiarchus crinitus (Great Crested Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Isle Royale National Park

1 Verified sightings at Isle Royale National Park From 2019 to 2026

28,224 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Great Crested Flycatcher

The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.

The great crested flycatcher was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus Turdus and coined the binomial name Turdus crinitus. The specific epithet crinitus is Latin and means "long-haired" (from crinis meaning "hair") Linnaeus based his account on the "crested fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "America" but this was restricted to South Carolina by Outram Bangs in 1898. It is now one of 22 species placed in the genus Myiarchus that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

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Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Empidonax alnorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus verticalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Empidonax flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Empidonax minimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sayornis phoebe

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contopus virens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contopus cooperi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tyrannus tyrannus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Poecile atricapillus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zonotrichia albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cyanocitta cristata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
8	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
17	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
28	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
32	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
45	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
47	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
52	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
55	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
56	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
57	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
60	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Great Crested Flycatcher

About the Great Crested Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Great Crested Flycatcher in Isle Royale National Park

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Alder Flycatcher

Western Kingbird

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-capped Chickadee

White-throated Sparrow

Blue Jay

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found