Fork-Tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
About This Species
Perches conspicuously on fence wires, shrub tops and isolated trees in open grassland and savanna, sallying out to snatch insects in flight before returning to the same perch. Its extremely long, forked tail streams behind it and is unmistakable once seen. It is most visible during the breeding season and while on migration through open country.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- It is not especially wary, and watching from a few metres away, a vehicle, or a path is usually fine without causing disturbance.
- Give more space to any bird tending an active nest, and bear in mind that wild bird protection laws differ from country to country across its wide range in the Americas.
LCAvesPasseriformesTyrannidae
Seasonal Activity
302,141 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.