Tyrannidae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Tyrannidae
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Alder Flycatcher | Alder Flycatcher | Apparently Uncommon to Fairly Common along much the central mainland, with abundance dropping off to Very Rare on the outer islands. Along major mainland rivers, preferred habitat is shrubs along fresh water marshes, so lack of that habitat may play a role in the relative scarcity on the islands. |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Documented in Ketchikan, 7 November 2012. Single sight record in Auke Bay 20 July 1999. |
Dusky Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Reported from Stikine River Mouth, Juneau, Icy Cape and Hyder. Also from Dyea (2 July 2009). |
Eastern Kingbird | Eastern Kingbird | |
Eastern Phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Accidental on the mainland. |
Eastern Wood-Pewee | Eastern Wood-Pewee | First state record from Juneau, July 2023 [1] [2] |
Great Crested Flycatcher | Great Crested Flycatcher | Accidental from Juneau, 29-30 September 2009. |
Hammond's Flycatcher | Hammond's Flycatcher | |
Least Flycatcher | Least Flycatcher | Very Rare; mostly on mainland and more in the south. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Olive-sided Flycatcher | |
Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | |
Say's Phoebe | Say's Phoebe | |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Records from Juneau, Gustavus, Sitka, and most recently, Petersburg [3]. |
Tropical Kingbird | Tropical Kingbird | Prior to 2022 Observed in Ketchikan on four occasions, and in Sitka once. Several sightings in 2022, including Sitka, Petersburg, and at least a couple birds in Ketchikan. Most recently, four seen in Ketchikan October 2023 [4]. |
Western Kingbird | Western Kingbird | |
Western Wood-Pewee | Western Wood-Pewee | |
Willow Flycatcher | Willow Flycatcher | Very Rare, primarily on the mainland. One probable nesting record from Hyder in 2015 (I. Helmricks, S. Heinl). |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Casual(?) along the mainland with reports from Yakutat, Gustavus, Skagway, Juneau, Petersburg, and Hyder. |