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Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TYRANNIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Alder Flycatcher Photo

© Fred K.Truslow / CLO

A small, nondescript flycatcher of northern wet thickets, the Alder Flycatcher is difficult to distinguish from the Willow Flycatcher by any feature other than voice.

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Songs

Song a harsh, ripping "f-bee-oo."

Calls

Call an emphatic "pip."

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