Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swainson, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Guatemala, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A mellow, loud 'peet' or 'pert'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) [XC459212]
by id from Tlaixo, Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico (call)

Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) [XC234591]
by Andrew Spencer from San Jose del Pacifico, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Vocal differences between populations northern and south of Isthmus of Tehuantepec suggest to some that more than one species may be involved.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

pulverius Brewster, 1889 - North-western Mexico, from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Jalisco.
trepidus Nelson, 1901 - North-eastern Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas). Winters south to southern Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala.
affinis (Swainson, 1827) - Southern Mexican Plateau (Michoac�n south to Puebla).
vigensis Phillips, AR, 1942 - Veracruz, in south-eastern Mexico.
bairdi Sclater, PL, 1858 - Southern Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca, possibly Chiapas), possibly also western Guatemala.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) - 10 files

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