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 Banff National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
📅 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 Banff National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Banff National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Banff National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Banff National Park in our monthly data.