Sulphur-bellied flycatcher confirmed at Golden Gate Park

October 22, 2026

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was confirmed by eBird reviewers at Golden Gate Park on October 14 with 518 separate reports.¹ This species breeds in Mexico and winters in the eastern Andes and is a vagrant on the Pacific coast, appearing only during fall migration events when birds are displaced from their normal range.¹

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