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 Utría National Natural Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Tolmomyias assimilis
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Utría National Natural Park — 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