Empidonax - Wikipedia The genus Empidonax is a group of small insect-eating passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, the Tyrannidae The genus name Empidonax is from Ancient Greek empis, "gnat", and anax, "master"
Western Flycatcher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . Small flycatcher with a peaked crown, teardrop-shaped eyering, and two light wingbars Olive above with varying amounts of yellow below Flicks tail frequently (as do some other Western Empidonax flycatchers) Rare visitor to eastern North America, usually in late fall
Least Flycatcher | Audubon Field Guide The eleven Empidonax flycatchers in North America are notorious for causing trouble for birders All are small birds with wing-bars and eye-rings, and most are very hard to tell apart The Least
Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees The book covers all Empidonax and pewees that occur in North America north of Mexico, as well as their close taxonomic relative, the Tufted Flycatcher The first third consists of illustrated explanations of the terminology used in the ID characteristics, vocalizations, and range maps, with the species accounts taking up the remainder of the book
What is an Empidonax Flycatcher? - 10,000 Birds All tyrant flycatchers in the genus Empidonax, called empids out of either affection or frustration, are suboscine songbirds with olive upperparts, pale throats and bellies, and whitish wing-bars and eye-rings
Empidonax | Ask A Biologist Obscure and difficult to see or identify in thick willows of swamps, lake edges and riparian areas in the west, the distinctive voice, sung by both male and female, makes its presence obvious The nest is placed near water on a small twig fork and made of grass, hair, plant down and feathers
Willow Flycatcher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . They’re one of the infamous <em>Empidonax< em> flycatchers, a name virtually synonymous with difficult ID Look for them singing their distinctive song on top of willows and other shrubs in early summer just after they arrive from Central and South America where they spend the winter
Willow flycatcher - Wikipedia At one time, this bird and the alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) were considered to be a single species, Traill's flycatcher Their song is the only reliable method to tell them apart in the field [3][4] The binomial commemorates the Scottish zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill
Yellow bellied Flycatcher - Birding Depot The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, scientifically named Empidonax flaviventris, belongs to the Tyrannidae family, the largest bird family with over 400 species of tyrant flycatchers