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;[[:category:Empidonax|Empidonax]] fulvifrons | ;[[:category:Empidonax|Empidonax]] fulvifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11.5-13cm | + | 11.5-13cm The smallest Empidonax flycatcher |
| − | + | *Olive grey above | |
| + | *Darker wings and tail | ||
| + | *White eye ring | ||
| + | *Strong white double wing bars | ||
| + | *Rich buff colored breast (most vivid July-February) | ||
| + | *Short flat bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Honduras]] to Western [[Mexico]], extending northward in a band to barely enter extreme | + | [[North America|North]] and [[Central America]]: found from [[Honduras]] to Western [[Mexico]], extending northward in a band to barely enter extreme south-eastern [[Arizona]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''E. f. | + | There are 6 subspecies: |
| + | *''E. f. pygmaeus'' - south-western [[US]] and north-western Mexico (Sonora to Coahuila) | ||
*''E. f. fulvifrons'' - mountains of northeast Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí) | *''E. f. fulvifrons'' - mountains of northeast Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí) | ||
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*''E. f. rubicundus'' - Mexico (Chihuahua and Durango to Guerrero and Veracruz) | *''E. f. rubicundus'' - Mexico (Chihuahua and Durango to Guerrero and Veracruz) | ||
| + | *''E. f. brodkorbi'' - southern [[Mexico]] (Río Molino area of southern Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''E. f. fusciceps'' - south-eastern Mexico (Chiapas) south to [[Guatemala]] and [[El Salvador]] | ||
| + | *''E. f. inexpectatus'' - central and southern [[Honduras]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Scrub and open woodlands. | + | Scrub and open woodlands, wooded canyons. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | A cup nest is placed on a fork in a tree | + | A cup nest is placed on a fork in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Empidonax+fulvifrons}} | {{GSearch|Empidonax+fulvifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Empidonax]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Empidonax]] | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 3 September 2010
- Empidonax fulvifrons
Identification
11.5-13cm The smallest Empidonax flycatcher
- Olive grey above
- Darker wings and tail
- White eye ring
- Strong white double wing bars
- Rich buff colored breast (most vivid July-February)
- Short flat bill
Distribution
North and Central America: found from Honduras to Western Mexico, extending northward in a band to barely enter extreme south-eastern Arizona.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
There are 6 subspecies:
- E. f. pygmaeus - south-western US and north-western Mexico (Sonora to Coahuila)
- E. f. fulvifrons - mountains of northeast Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí)
- E. f. rubicundus - Mexico (Chihuahua and Durango to Guerrero and Veracruz)
- E. f. brodkorbi - southern Mexico (Río Molino area of southern Oaxaca)
- E. f. fusciceps - south-eastern Mexico (Chiapas) south to Guatemala and El Salvador
- E. f. inexpectatus - central and southern Honduras
Habitat
Scrub and open woodlands, wooded canyons.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
A cup nest is placed on a fork in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-breasted Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-breasted_Flycatcher
