Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
📅 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 Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Western Kingbird sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Kingbird in Rocky Mountain National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Western Kingbird in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.