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Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis

Overview

Description

The western flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) is a small insectivorous bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is native to western North America, where it breeds in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast forests and mountain ranges from California to Alaska and south to central Mexico; northern populations migrate south to Mexico for the winter.1

Taxonomy

Passeriformes > Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) > Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies

Subspecies Seen: Western Flycatcher (Cordilleran), Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope)

Sightings

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Relevant Sightings

Places Seen

  • Arizona, United States
  • California, United States
  • Morelos, Mexico

Media

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_flycatcher