Eastern Phoebe
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Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park
1 Verified records at Grand Canyon 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 Grand Canyon National Park

Say's Phoebe
LC Endemic

Say's Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis saya

5–10% · With luck
Black Phoebe
LC

Black Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis nigricans

<5% · Rare
Ash-throated Flycatcher
LC

Ash-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus cinerascens

20–30% · Possible
Western Wood-Pewee
LC Endemic

Western Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus sordidulus

10–20% · With luck
Gray Flycatcher
LC

Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax wrightii

5–10% · With luck
Western Kingbird
LC

Western Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus verticalis

<5% · Rare
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax difficilis

<5% · Rare
Dusky Flycatcher
LC

Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax oberholseri

<5% · Rare
Hammond's Flycatcher
LC

Hammond's Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax hammondii

<5% · Rare
Cassin's Kingbird
LC

Cassin's Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus vociferans

<5% · Rare
Olive-sided Flycatcher
LC

Olive-sided Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus cooperi

<5% · Rare
Vermilion Flycatcher
LC

Vermilion Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrocephalus rubinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Phoebe at Grand Canyon 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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