Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusSayornis (Phoebes)
- SpeciesSayornis nigricans (Black Phoebe)
The black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus though its northern populations are partially migratory. Six subspecies are commonly recognized although two are occasionally combined as a separate species, the white-winged phoebe. The black phoebe has predominantly black plumage, with a white belly and undertail coverts. The sexes are identical in color, and juveniles have brown feather tips and brown wing-bars. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Phoebe at Santa Rosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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