Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax oberholseri (Dusky Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
📅 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 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Flycatcher in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Dusky Flycatcher sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 354 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dusky Flycatcher in Rocky Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Flycatcher in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.