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Scientific Name
Empidonax minimus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Empidonax minimus (W. M. Baird & S. F. Baird, 1843)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Least flycatcher
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusEmpidonax
SpeciesEmpidonax minimus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Park is within breeding range (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Uncommonly heard on breeding bird survey routes (Egan 2005). Fairly common (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Common spring migrant; uncommon summer resident on the main island (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994).; Data Source: Egan 2005. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994.
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    Nesting/breeding (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Common spring migrant; uncommon summer resident on the main island (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994). Probable, but not confirmed breeding evidence (Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991). Summer resident in open, birch-aspen forests; usually near water (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
8
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
11/4/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Egan 2005. Sibley 2000. Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
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