Alternative name: American Grey Flycatcher
- Empidonax wrightii
Identification
14–15·5 cm (5½-6 in)
- Pale lower mandible with a dark tip
- Short primary projection
- White outer edges on tail, and a tendency to drop tail down.
Similar species
Likely to overlap with Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Pine Flycatcher, White-throated Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
See Empidonax.
Distribution
Inter-mountain west of the United States and Canada. Winters western Mexico.
Accidental vagrant to Kansas.
Distribution
Similar to various other north american species. See Empidonax
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].
Habitat
It is found in brushy areas in arid sagebrush habitat.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and possibly fruit during the winter months.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Flycatcher
