Eastern Phoebe
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Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
3 Verified records at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a small passerine bird. The genus name Sayornis is constructed from the specific part of Charles Lucien Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis, "bird". Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Least Flycatcher
LC

Least Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax minimus

10–20% · With luck
Alder Flycatcher
LC

Alder Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax alnorum

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax flaviventris

5–10% · With luck
Olive-sided Flycatcher
LC

Olive-sided Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus cooperi

<5% · Rare
Eastern Wood-Pewee
LC

Eastern Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus virens

Insufficient data
Eastern Kingbird
LC

Eastern Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Insufficient data
Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

60–70% · Likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

60–70% · Likely
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Sparrow
LC

White-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia albicollis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Phoebe at Cape Breton Highlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
10 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
11 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
13 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
14 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
28 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
29 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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