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 Anavilhanas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus minor
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum
Slender-footed Tyrannulet
Zimmerius gracilipes
Grayish Mourner
Rhytipterna simplex
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
Variegated Flycatcher
Empidonomus varius
📅 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 Anavilhanas National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Anavilhanas National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.