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 Big Bend National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
📅 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 Big Bend National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.