American Grey Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightiiBaird, SF, 1858
English (US) American Gray Flycatcher
UK name: American Grey Flycatcher
The American Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) 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 western North America; winters to southern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Empidonax wrightii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American Gray Flycatcher
- English (UK)
- American Grey Flycatcher
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1858
- Type locality
- El Paso, Texas.
- Original description
- Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX 9 p.200
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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