Black Phoebe

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Phoebe sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 11,977 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Sayornis nigricans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
SpeciesSayornis nigricans (Black Phoebe)

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Saguaro National Park

11,977 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

38,912 Verified sightings across all 65 parks From 2019 to 2026

November Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black Phoebe

The black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus though its northern populations are partially migratory. Six subspecies are commonly recognized although two are occasionally combined as a separate species, the white-winged phoebe.

The black phoebe has predominantly black plumage, with a white belly and undertail coverts. The sexes are identical in color, and juveniles have brown feather tips and brown wing-bars. Its song is a repeated tee-hee, tee ho. It lives in a variety of habitats but is always near water. It is mainly insectivorous and waits on a perch before sallying out and catching its prey in the air. It makes an open cup nest which is placed under a cliff or a bridge and cemented in its place with mud.

The black phoebe is a medium-sized flycatcher, being 16 cm (6.3 in) in length and weighing 15 to 22 g (0.5 to 0.8 oz). It has predominantly black plumage, with white on its belly and undertail coverts. The white forms an inverted... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

LC Endemic

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sayornis phoebe

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus vociferans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus verticalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Contopus sordidulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Empidonax difficilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Empidonax wrightii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contopus pertinax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
3	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
11	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
12	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
13	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
15	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
17	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
18	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
19	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
21	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
28	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
33	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
34	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
35	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
38	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
40	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
46	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
47	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
48	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
49	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
51	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
52	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
56	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
61	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
65	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Phoebe sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 11,977 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Phoebe in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Black Phoebe

About the Black Phoebe

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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