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| | + | [[Image:Alder_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcel+Gauthier|Marcel Gauthier}}<br />Laprairie, Quebec, [[Canada]], July 2005]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Empidonax|Empidonax]] alnorum | | ;[[:Category:Empidonax|Empidonax]] alnorum |
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| - | [[Image:Alder_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcel+Gauthier|Marcel Gauthier}}]] | |
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| - | [[Image:d07_0950.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br>Location: Lundar Provincial Park, [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]].]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 5-6" (13-15 cm). Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow. Dull gray-green above, whitish below, with 2 dull white wing bars and narrow white eye ring (often not noticeable). This is another very difficult to distinguish ''Empidonax'', and is best distinguished from similar species by voice, breeding habitat, and nest. | + | 5-6" (13-15 cm). Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow. Dull gray-green above, whitish below, with 2 dull white wing bars and narrow white eye ring (often not noticeable).<br /> |
| - | | + | This is another very difficult ''Empidonax'', and is best identified from similar species by voice, breeding habitat, and nest. |
| | ====Similar Species==== | | ====Similar Species==== |
| - | Indistinguishable in appearance from the [[Willow Flycatcher]], and frequents the same habitats. Distinguished from [[Willow Flycatcher]] by voice and in some areas by range. | + | Indistinguishable in appearance from the [[Willow Flycatcher]], and frequents the same habitats. Distinguished from [[Willow Flycatcher]] by voice and in some areas by range. |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | Breeds from [[Alaska]] east through [[Manitoba]] to [[Newfoundland]] and south to [[British Columbia]], Great Lakes region, and southern New England. Winters in tropics. | + | Breeds from [[Alaska]] east through [[Manitoba]] to [[Newfoundland]] and south to [[British Columbia]], Great Lakes region, and southern [[New England]]. Winters in the tropics, from [[Colombia]] to [[Bolivia]]. |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Willows, alders, brushy swamps. | | Willows, alders, brushy swamps. |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes insects, some fruit in winter. | | The diet includes insects, some fruit in winter. |
| - | | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | | + | The nest is a coarse, loose cup. The clutch consists of 3-4 creamy white or buff eggs, unmarked or dotted with dark irregular markings around large end. |
| - | The nest is a coarse, loose cup; 3-4 creamy white or buff, unmarked or dotted with dark irregular markings around large end, eggs are laid. | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| - | | + | '''Song''': a harsh ''rreeBEEA'' |
| - | | + | ==References== |
| - | | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#All About Birds |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Empidonax+alnorum}} | | {{GSearch|Empidonax+alnorum}} |
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| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Empidonax]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Empidonax]] |
Current revision
- Empidonax alnorum
[edit] Identification
5-6" (13-15 cm). Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow. Dull gray-green above, whitish below, with 2 dull white wing bars and narrow white eye ring (often not noticeable).
This is another very difficult Empidonax, and is best identified from similar species by voice, breeding habitat, and nest.
[edit] Similar Species
Indistinguishable in appearance from the Willow Flycatcher, and frequents the same habitats. Distinguished from Willow Flycatcher by voice and in some areas by range.
[edit] Distribution
Breeds from Alaska east through Manitoba to Newfoundland and south to British Columbia, Great Lakes region, and southern New England. Winters in the tropics, from Colombia to Bolivia.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
[edit] Habitat
Willows, alders, brushy swamps.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes insects, some fruit in winter.
[edit] Breeding
The nest is a coarse, loose cup. The clutch consists of 3-4 creamy white or buff eggs, unmarked or dotted with dark irregular markings around large end.
[edit] Vocalisation
Song: a harsh rreeBEEA
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- All About Birds
[edit] External Links
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