Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus(Baird, WM; Baird, SF, 1843)
English (US) Least Flycatcher
The Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 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 Canada and USA; winters northern Mexico to PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax minimus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Least Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Baird, WM; Baird, SF, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyrannula minima
- Described by
- (Baird, WM; Baird, SF, 1843)
- Type locality
- near Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1 p.284
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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