Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Acadian Flycatcher
The Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 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 eastern USA; winters Nicaragua to Ecuador and VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax virescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos virescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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