Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Kingbird sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Kingbird in Palo Verde National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Western Kingbird in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.