Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
📅 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 Las Baulas Marine National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Kingbird sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Kingbird in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Kingbird in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.