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Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TYRANNIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Least Flycatcher Photo

© Isidor Jeklin / CLO

A small drab flycatcher of open woods, the Least Flycatcher is one of the smallest and most common flycatchers in North America.

Inside Birding
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Appearance

Flycatchers
Flycatchers
Typical Voice

Adult Description

  • Small flycatcher.
  • Prominent eyering.
  • Two white wingbars.
  • Back brownish-olive to gray.
  • Underparts whitish.

Immature Description

Immatures slightly browner above, slightly yellower below, and wingbars more buffy.

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Similar Species

  • Difficult to distinguish from other members of its genus. Least is the grayest of the eastern Empidonax. Call is best character.