Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park
288 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,829 Verified sightings across all 98 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Olive-sided Flycatcher

The olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a small to medium sized passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatcher family. It is a migratory species that travels from South America to North America to breed during the summer. It is an agile flyer and mainly consumes flying insects caught in flight. Since 2016, this species has been assessed as being near-threatened globally (IUCN) and threatened in Canada (SRA) due to its declining populations.

The olive-sided flycatcher is a small to medium-sized passerine, smaller than an American robin, but bigger than sparrows. It can be identified by its olive-grey or grey-brownish plumage above with a white mid-breast section and throat. The olive tones on its back and wings are seen mainly in optimal light and when the feathers are freshly moulted. The sides of the breast area are grey and make the bird look like it is wearing a vest. It has a relatively long bill and long wings for its size. Sometimes, some of its head feathers can be raised, which make it look like it has a small crest. Male and female look similar. Olive-sided flycatchers perch in upright positions on top of dead... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Western Wood-Pewee
LC Endemic

Western Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus sordidulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Greater Pewee
LC

Greater Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus pertinax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Vermilion Flycatcher
LC

Vermilion Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Black Phoebe
LC

Black Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Say's Phoebe
LC Endemic

Say's Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-crested Flycatcher
LC

Brown-crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ash-throated Flycatcher
LC

Ash-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Cassin's Kingbird
LC

Cassin's Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus vociferans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Western Kingbird
LC

Western Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus verticalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax difficilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray Flycatcher
LC

Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax wrightii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
22 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
32 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
36 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
37 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
43 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
44 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
45 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
46 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
47 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
49 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
52 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
54 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
56 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
58 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
59 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
60 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
62 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
63 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
64 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
67 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
68 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
69 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
71 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
72 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
73 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
74 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
75 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
76 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
77 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
78 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
79 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
80 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
81 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
82 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
83 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
84 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
85 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
86 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
87 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
88 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
89 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
91 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
92 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
93 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
94 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
95 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
96 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
97 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
98 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive-sided Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 288 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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