Eastern Kingbird

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Kingbird sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Tyrannus tyrannus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
SpeciesTyrannus tyrannus (Eastern Kingbird)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

86 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

22,707 Verified sightings across all 95 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Eastern Kingbird

The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas with scattered trees and bushes, where they perch while foraging for insects. The Eastern kingbird is migratory, with its breeding range spread across North America and its wintering range in Central and South America.

The eastern kingbird was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name of Lanius tyrannus. The present genus Tyrannus was introduced in 1799 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède with the eastern kingbird as the type species. The species is monotypic; no subspecies are recognised.

Adults are grey-black on the upperparts with light underparts; they have a long black tail with a white end and long, pointed wings. They have a red patch on their crown, seldom seen. They are of average size for a kingbird, at 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in), 33–38 cm (13–15 in) across the wings and weighing 33–55 g (1.2–1.9 oz).

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Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Tyrannus vociferans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus verticalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tyrannus crassirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tyrannus forficatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myiarchus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Contopus sordidulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Empidonax difficilis

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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
2	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
4	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
16	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
21	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
29	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
31	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
33	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
43	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
45	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
46	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
49	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
60	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
62	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
66	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
67	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
68	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
69	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
70	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
71	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
72	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
73	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
76	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
77	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
78	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
79	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
80	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
81	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
82	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
83	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
84	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
85	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
86	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
87	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
88	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
89	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
90	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
91	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
92	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
93	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
95	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Kingbird sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Kingbird in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Eastern Kingbird

About the Eastern Kingbird

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Cassin's Kingbird

Western Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

Thick-billed Kingbird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Black Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Western Wood-Pewee

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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