Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum (Brewster, 1895) ALDFL 9230
Family: Passeriformes > Tyrannidae

Alder Flycatcher, Simon Gillings

A small brown flycatcher from North America and one that presents a real identification challenge for British and Irish birders. Alder Flycatcher has only been recorded in Britain on a couple of occasions.

Bird facts and BTO data for Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) - abundance

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
25 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
25 records

BTO RECORDS

25 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
25 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Alder Flycatcher, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: mosquer dels verns
Czech: tyranovec olšový
Danish: Elle-empidonax
Dutch: Elzenfeetiran
Estonian: lepa-salutikat
Finnish: leppäsieppari
French: Moucherolle des aulnes
German: Erlenschnäppertyrann
Hungarian: égertirannusz
Icelandic: Elrigreipur
Italian: Tiranno degli ontani
Latvian: alkšnu tiraninš
Lithuanian: alksninis empidonaksas
Norwegian: Oreempid
Polish: empidonka olchowa
Portuguese: papa-moscas-de-alder
Slovak: pamuchár jelšový
Spanish: Mosquero alisero
Swedish: alempid

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