Black Phoebe

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
10 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
11 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
12 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
15 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
16 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
17 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
18 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
19 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
20 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
22 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
25 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
26 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
27 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
28 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
29 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
30 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
31 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
32 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
33 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
34 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
35 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
36 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
38 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
41 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
44 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
45 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
46 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
47 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
50 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
52 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
57 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
59 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
62 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
63 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Phoebe in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Black Phoebe sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 1887 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Phoebe in Joshua Tree National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black Phoebe in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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