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FlycatchersCordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis- ORDER: Passeriformes
- FAMILY: Tyrannidae
Basic Description
Found mostly east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, the Cordilleran Flycatcher is a common small yellowish flycatcher of shaded forests. Nearly identical in appearance to the Pacific-slope Flycatcher, the two forms were formerly considered to be the same species, known as the "Western Flycatcher."
More ID InfoOther Names
- Mosquero Cordillerano (Spanish)
- Moucherolle des ravins (French)
