Western Flycatcher
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Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies

Western Flycatcher

Empidonax difficilis

NENot Evaluated
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies (Tyrannidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.