Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus (Baird, WM & Baird, SF, 1843)

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, breeds across western Canada, north-central and north-eastern USA, and south-eastern Canada, and spends the non-breeding season in Middle America. It is a passerine in the tyrant flycatcher family and was described by Baird, WM & Baird, SF in 1843. A small bird of the genus Empidonax, it is the smallest of its kind in eastern North America. It is difficult to tell apart from similar flycatchers, so its call and habitat are often the best clues for identification.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Breeding range
North America: w Canada to nc, ne USA and se Canada
Nonbreeding range
Middle America
Least Flycatcher
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