Acadian flycatcher
E452409
The Acadian flycatcher is a small North American migratory songbird in the tyrant flycatcher family, known for its insect-catching agility in shaded, mature deciduous forests.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empidonax traillii | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ songbird ⓘ tyrant flycatcher ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| avoids | heavily fragmented forest ⓘ |
| billColor | dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible ⓘ |
| binomialName | Empidonax virescens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 13–15 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsIn | eastern North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Acadian flycatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| describedBy | Louis Pierre Vieillot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| eggColor | white with brown spots ⓘ |
| eyeRing | faint eye ring ⓘ |
| family | Tyrannidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | aerial insectivore ⓘ |
| genus | Empidonax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
mature deciduous forest
ⓘ
shaded forest understory ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ fledgling ⓘ nestling ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prefersForestType | mature continuous forest ⓘ |
| primaryThreats |
forest fragmentation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| songType | sharp peet-sa call ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalNestSite | horizontal tree branch ⓘ |
| underpartsColor | pale whitish ⓘ |
| upperpartsColor | olive-green ⓘ |
| weight | about 11–14 g ⓘ |
| wingBars | two pale wing bars ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern South America ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Empidonax traillii