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| − | + | '''Alternative name: American Grey Flycatcher''' | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Flycatcher-Gray-CA-LkTamarisk-DSCN6170 copy 2.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Brian+Hubbs|Brian Hubbs}}<br />Desert Center, [[California]], February 2017]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Empidonax|Empidonax]] wrightii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 14–15·5 cm (5½-6 in)<br /> | |
| + | *Pale lower mandible with a dark tip | ||
| + | *Short primary projection | ||
| + | *White outer edges on tail, and a tendency to drop tail down. | ||
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| + | ===Similar species=== | ||
| + | Likely to overlap with [[Buff-breasted Flycatcher]], [[Cordilleran Flycatcher]], [[Dusky Flycatcher]], [[Hammond's Flycatcher]], [[Least Flycatcher]], [[Pacific-slope Flycatcher]], [[Pine Flycatcher]], [[White-throated Flycatcher]], [[Willow Flycatcher]], [[Yellow-bellied Flycatcher]]. | ||
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| + | See [[Empidonax|<i>Empidonax</i>]]. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Inter-mountain west of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Winters western [[Mexico]]. | |
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| + | Accidental vagrant to [[Kansas]]. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Similar to various other north american species. See [[Empidonax|<i>Empidonax</i>]] | ||
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| + | [[File:20230517_Empidonax_wrightii.jpg|375px|thumb|right|Approximate distribution map. From Xeno canto / NatureServe data at file date (from Xeno Canto)]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Clements regards this as a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species [[#References|[1]]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | It is found in brushy areas in arid sagebrush habitat. | + | [[Image:Grey_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Marysan|Marysan}}<br />Lakeside, [[California]], December 2005]] |
| + | It is found in brushy areas in arid sagebrush habitat. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects and possibly fruit during the winter months. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Empidonax+wrightii}} | {{GSearch|Empidonax+wrightii}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[ | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Empidonax]] |
Latest revision as of 12:56, 12 October 2023
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, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Pacific-slope 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 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Flycatcher
