Sayornis (Phoebes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Sayornis phoebe

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Phoebes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~80%
	Say's Phoebe			~60%
	Black Phoebe			~40%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~70%
	Black Phoebe			~70%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~60%
	Say's Phoebe			~40%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
4	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 3	~60%
	Black Phoebe			~60%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Eastern Phoebe			~50%
6	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~50%
	Say's Phoebe			~40%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
7	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Say's Phoebe			~50%
8	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 3	~40%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
9	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Eastern Phoebe			~40%
11	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Eastern Phoebe			~40%
12	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Eastern Phoebe			~40%
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~40%
	Black Phoebe			~40%
14	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
15	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~30%
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~30%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
18	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
19	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
21	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
22	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~30%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
25	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
26	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
28	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~20%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
30	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
31	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
33	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
34	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
35	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
37	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
38	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
40	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
43	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
44	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
45	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
46	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
47	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
48	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
49	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
50	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
51	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
52	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
53	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
54	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
55	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
56	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
57	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
58	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
59	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
60	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
61	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
62	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
63	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
64	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
65	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
66	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
67	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~80%
	Black Phoebe			~80%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
2	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~80%
	Black Phoebe			~80%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
3	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~80%
	Black Phoebe			~80%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
4	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~70%
	Black Phoebe			~70%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
5	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~70%
	Black Phoebe			~70%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
6	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~70%
	Black Phoebe			~50%
	Say's Phoebe			~30%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~50%
	Eastern Phoebe			~50%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
8	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~50%
	Say's Phoebe			~30%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
9	León	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~40%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
10	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	3 of 3	~40%
	Black Phoebe			~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Eastern Phoebe			~40%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
12	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
13	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~30%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
14	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~30%
15	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Eastern Phoebe			~30%
16	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Say's Phoebe			~20%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
17	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
18	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
19	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Black Phoebe			~20%
20	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
21	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Phoebe			~20%
22	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~20%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
23	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
24	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
25	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
26	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
27	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
28	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
29	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
30	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
31	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
32	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
33	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
34	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
35	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
36	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Say's Phoebe			~10%
37	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Phoebe			~10%
38	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Phoebe			~10%
39	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	3 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
40	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
41	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
42	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
43	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
44	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
45	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	<5%
	Say's Phoebe			<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%
46	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Phoebe			<5%

Phoebes

Species in this group

Black Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Phoebes

Parks Ranked

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