Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
L 4" WT 0.32 oz
Savegre Lodge
05Feb2010
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Library
Empidonax is Greek for gnat or
mosquito king; atriceps is Latin
for black-capped.
mosquito king; atriceps is Latin
for black-capped.
© Wikipedia
The bristles around the base of a
flycatcher’s bill deflects insects away
from their eyes during high-speed
capture.(David Allen Sibley)
flycatcher’s bill deflects insects away
from their eyes during high-speed
capture.(David Allen Sibley)