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Photo by Stanley Jones
Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, February 2014

Empidonax albigularis

Identification

Similar species

Likely to overlap with Acadian Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Black-capped Flycatcher, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pine Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Yellowish Flycatcher.

See also Empidonax.

Distribution

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Approximate distribution map. From Xeno canto / NatureServe data at file date (from Xeno Canto)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].

Habitat

Marshy areas, often surrounded by sugarcane fields. Observed at heights around 762 m.

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  Adult
  Photo by Peter R. Bono
  San Cristobal des las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, July 2009

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  Adult
  Photo by Peter R. Bono
  San Cristobal des las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, July 2009]]

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. BF Member observations

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