Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii(Audubon, JJ, 1828)
English (US) Willow Flycatcher
The Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 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.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax traillii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Willow Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Empidonax traillii brewsteri
- Empidonax traillii adastus
- Empidonax traillii extimus
- Empidonax traillii traillii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa traillii
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- woods along prairie lands of Arkansas River.
- Original description
- The Birds of America; from original drawings 1 pl.45 1831Orn.Biogr. 1 p.236
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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