Brown-crested Flycatcher

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crested Flycatcher sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 7,162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusMyiarchus (Myiarchus Flycatchers)
SpeciesMyiarchus tyrannulus (Brown-crested Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Saguaro National Park

7,162 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

13,288 Verified sightings across all 57 parks From 2019 to 2026

July Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Brown-crested Flycatcher

The brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found from the southwestern United States south through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica; on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Trinidad, and Tobago; and in every mainland South American country except Chile and possibly Ecuador.

The brown-crested flycatcher has a complicated taxonomic history. Its formal description is credited to Statius Müller in his 1776 supplement to earlier work by Carl Linnaeus and Martinus Houttuyn. He coined the binomial Muscicapa tyrannulus, placing it in the Old World flycatcher family.

As of 2025 the brown-crested flycatcher has these seven subspecies: M. t. magister Ridgway, 1884 M. t. cooperi Baird, SF, 1858 M. t. cozumelae Parkes, 1982 M. t. insularum Bond, J, 1936 M. t. brachyurus Ridgway, 1887 M. t. tyrannulus (Statius Müller, 1776)

M. t. bahiae Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890 Subspecies M. t. magister was originally named M. mexicanus magister. Subspecies M. t. cooperi and M. t. brachyurus were both originally described as full species in genus Myiarchus. M. t. bahiae was originally named M. t. chlorepiscius... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Myiarchus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
3	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
4	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
7	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
10	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
11	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
12	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
14	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
15	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
16	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
17	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
21	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
22	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
23	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
25	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
27	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
28	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
29	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
30	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
31	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
32	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
34	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
35	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
38	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
39	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
43	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
45	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
52	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
54	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
56	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crested Flycatcher sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 7,162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Brown-crested Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Brown-crested Flycatcher

About the Brown-crested Flycatcher

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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