Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax wrightii (Gray Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Flycatcher in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Gray Flycatcher sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Flycatcher in Joshua Tree National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gray Flycatcher in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.