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 Point Pelee National Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-sided Flycatcher sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-sided Flycatcher in Point Pelee National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Olive-sided Flycatcher in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.