Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
- SpeciesSayornis phoebe (Eastern Phoebe)
The eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a small passerine bird. The genus name Sayornis is constructed from the specific part of Charles Lucien Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis, "bird". Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Phoebe at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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