American Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)

Other Names (World)
American Grey Flycatcher, American Gray Flycatcher, Grey Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Wright's Flycatcher

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Baird, 1858

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada, Mexico, USA (B).

Breeds extreme south-western Canada (southern British Columbia) and Great Basin states of north-western USA south to south-central California and east to southern Wyoming and central Colorado, locally to western Texas. Winters south-western USA and Mexico (south to southern Baja California and Oaxaca).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (124)...)

American Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) [XC123906]
by Richard E. Webster from Arivaca Creek, Buenos Aires NWR, Pima County, Arizona, United States (song, song phrases)

American Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) [XC580706]
by Richard E. Webster from Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly considered conspecific with American Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri). Despite many similarities with that species, is apparently more closely related to Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) and Black-capped Flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps).

References
See References.

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