Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusEmpidonax (Empidonax Flycatchers)
- SpeciesEmpidonax difficilis (Pacific-slope Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
📅 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 Pacific-slope Flycatcher in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Pacific-slope Flycatcher sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 283 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific-slope Flycatcher in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pacific-slope Flycatcher in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.