Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus savana (Fork-tailed Flycatcher)
The fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family and is a member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds. Named for the long, forked tail, particularly in males, fork-tailed flycatchers are seen in shrubland, savanna, lightly forested and grassland areas, from southern Mexico to Argentina. They are frequently observed on conspicuous perches whence they sally after insect prey. Northern populations near southern Mexico tend to be permanent residents, while fork-tailed flycatchers that live further south are migrants with a reputation for wandering as far north as New Brunswick, Canada. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Ría Lagartos 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