Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusContopus (Pewees)
- SpeciesContopus cooperi (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 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 Olive-sided Flycatcher in Elk Island National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Elk Island National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.