Listen to the Cordilleran flycatcher
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About the Cordilleran flycatcher
The Cordilleran flycatcher is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 11 g.
What does the Cordilleran flycatcher sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song and position note. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The western flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) is a small insectivorous bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is native to western North America, where it breeds in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast forests and mountain ranges from California to Alaska and south to central Mexico; northern populations migrate south to Mexico for the winter.
Related birds in the genus Empidonax
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Frequently asked questions
What does a Cordilleran flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Cordilleran flycatcher on this page, including its song and position note. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Cordilleran flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Cordilleran flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the Cordilleran flycatcher belong to?
The Cordilleran flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Four Mile Draw Rd, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Position note · Blue Bell Campground, Custer State Park, South Dakota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q543325 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Western flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JerryFriedman – CC BY-SA 3.0