Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorumBrewster, W, 1895
English (US) Alder Flycatcher
The Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds Alaska to northeastern USA; winters Colombia to BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax alnorum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Alder Flycatcher
- Described by
- Brewster, W, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Empidonax traillii alnorum
- Described by
- Brewster, W, 1895
- Type locality
- Upton, Maine.
- Original description
- The Auk 12, no.2 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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