Where to see
Sayornis nigricans
Channel Islands National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Phoebe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Channel Islands National Park
In Channel Islands National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black Phoebe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Amboró National Park and more
After Channel Islands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Phoebe are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 60%), Death Valley National Park (United States, about 40%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 40%). Outside North America, the best options are Amboró National Park in South America (about 60%) and Lago de Yojoa in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October to December in Channel Islands National Park (about 80%), March in Amboró National Park (about 70%) and October in Death Valley National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Phoebe on a given day. Each park's Black Phoebe page has the full month-by-month chart.
