Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
(L 5.75" WS 8.5" WT 0.47 oz)
Empidonax flycatchers are
almost impossible to tell apart
...so we think this is a Willow.
almost impossible to tell apart
...so we think this is a Willow.
Starved Rock St Pk
Utica
30Sept2013
© Audubon
Society
Society
Empidonas in Greek means a
gnat or mosquito king.
gnat or mosquito king.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Wikipedia
The Willow Flycatcher is one
of the infamous Empidonax
flycatchers, a name virtually
synonymous with difficult ID.
of the infamous Empidonax
flycatchers, a name virtually
synonymous with difficult ID.
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)