Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana Daudin, 1802

32 gWeight

The fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family and is a member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds.

Most records: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Fork-tailed Flycatcher has been recorded at 841 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 35 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina2,319 records
Posada El GalloVenezuela1,040 records
Medio Queso wetlandCosta Rica987 records

More places

Carretera a Juan HombrónPanama933 records
Ciudad Neily rice fields south of HospitalCosta Rica887 records
Camino a Las Barrancas – Km 0-5Mexico673 records
RN Laguna de SonsoColombia586 records
PN Iguazú – Área CataratasArgentina567 records
Spanish Lookout – Rice FieldsBelize567 records
Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera NorteArgentina553 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Argentina Brazil Colombia Panama Uruguay Belize Costa Rica Venezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family and is a member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds. Named for the long, forked tail, particularly in males, fork-tailed flycatchers are seen in shrubland, savanna, lightly forested and grassland areas, from southern Mexico to Argentina. They are frequently observed on conspicuous perches whence they sally after insect prey.

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