Empidonax virescens
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars and a wide bill. The breast is washed with olive. The upper part of the bill is dark; the lower part is yellowish. This bird's song is an explosive peet-sa. The call is a soft peet. They also have a call similar to that of the northern flicker. A unique two-note song described as "ka-zeep" helps to identify this species.
Measurements: Length: 5.5–5.9 inches (14–15 cm) Weight: 0.4–0.5 ounces (11–14 g) Wingspan: 8.7–9.1 inches (22–23 cm) Originally described in 1810 by ornithologist Alexander Wilson, its first scientific name was Muscicapa querula. The Acadian flycatcher is the only member of its clade within Empidonax, but is most closely related to willow and alder flycatchers.
Because of the similar appearance of the Empidonax flycatchers, the Acadian flycatcher owes its name to a misidentified type specimen for the species, taken in the historic Acadia region of Nova Scotia. Despite its common name, the Acadian flycatcher... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acadian Flycatcher sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Acadian Flycatcher in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acadian Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 38
Of the 38 parks where we can rate Acadian Flycatcher sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 30%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Acadian Flycatcher that you can see in Darién National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Bright-rumped Attila (about 20%), Tropical Kingbird (about 20%) and Olivaceous Flatbill (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acadian Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (96 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
