- Empidonax minimus
Identification
- Gray-olive upperparts (darker wings and tail)
- Gray breast
- White underparts
- Yellow sides to the belly
- Bold white eye ring
- White wing bars
- Small bill
- Dark upper mandible, pinkish lower mandible
- Short tail
- Blackish legs
Similar Species
It is similar in appearance to the larger Eastern Wood Pewee.
Likely to overlap with Acadian Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Pine Flycatcher, White-throated Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Yellowish Flycatcher.
See also Empidonax.
Distribution
Canada and the northern United States.
They migrate to Mexico and Central America. Essentially the only wintering Empidonax in the Yucatán
Taxonomy
Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].
Habitat
Open deciduous or mixed woods.
Behaviour
Breeding
They make a cup nest on a fork in a small tree.
Diet
Diet includes insects taken in flight or gleaned from foliage, also berries.
Vocalisation
Song: a dry che-bec
Call: a sharp whit
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Least Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Least_Flycatcher
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