Dusky Flycatcher
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Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Badlands National Park
1 Verified records at Badlands National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The American dusky flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri), or simply dusky flycatcher, is a small insectivorous passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family. The dusky flycatcher is one of many species in the genus Empidonax. These species are very similar in appearance and behavior, and they are notoriously difficult to differentiate. The best characteristics for distinguishing these species are voice, breeding habitat, and range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Least Flycatcher
LC

Least Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax minimus

<5% · Rare
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax difficilis

Insufficient data
Willow Flycatcher
LC

Willow Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax traillii

Insufficient data
Say's Phoebe
LC Endemic

Say's Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis saya

40–50% · Likely
Western Kingbird
LC

Western Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus verticalis

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Kingbird
LC

Eastern Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus tyrannus

40–50% · Likely
Great Crested Flycatcher
LC

Great Crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus crinitus

<5% · Rare
Western Wood-Pewee
LC Endemic

Western Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus sordidulus

<5% · Rare
Olive-sided Flycatcher
LC

Olive-sided Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus cooperi

Insufficient data
Eastern Phoebe
LC

Eastern Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis phoebe

Insufficient data
Western Meadowlark
LC

Western Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella neglecta

90–100% · Very likely
Rock Wren
LC Endemic

Rock Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Salpinctes obsoletus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Dusky Flycatcher at Badlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
6 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
12 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
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