Western Flycatcher

Empidonax difficilis Baird, SF, 1858

11 gWeight

The western flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) is a small insectivorous bird in the family Tyrannidae.

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Western Flycatcher has been recorded at 295 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Rocky Point Bird ObservatoryCanada5,478 records
Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory – PalomarinUnited States4,572 records
Tijuana River Valley – Bird & Butterfly GardenUnited States3,637 records

More places

Discovery ParkUnited States3,342 records
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWRUnited States2,959 records
Mt. Lemmon – Rose Canyon and LakeUnited States2,953 records
Huntington Central Park – EastUnited States2,680 records
Putah Creek Riparian ReserveUnited States2,533 records
Metchosin – Pedder BayCanada2,410 records
Cave Creek Canyon – South ForkUnited States2,256 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Mexico St. Pierre & Miquelon

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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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Questions

How big is the Western Flycatcher?

The Western Flycatcher weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Western Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: western Canada and western USA to southern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.