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Yellowish Flycatcher

Empidonax flavescens

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About the Yellowish Flycatcher

The yellowish flycatcher (Empidonax flavescens) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Empidonax flavescens
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the tyrant flycatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
  • Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
  • Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus
  • Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
  • Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
  • Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
  • Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
  • Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
  • Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
  • Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa

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