Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atricepsSalvin, O, 1870
English (US) Black-capped Flycatcher
The Black-capped Flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps) 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: mountains of Costa Rica and western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax atriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Flycatcher
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1870
- Type locality
- Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.2 p.198
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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