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Scientific Name
Empidonax wrightii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Empidonax wrightii S. F. Baird, 1858
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Gray Flycatcher
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusEmpidonax
SpeciesEmpidonax wrightii
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper woodlands. It also nests uncommonly and locally in some ponderosa pine forests and grasslands, particularly those near pinyon-juniper woodland. Gray Flycatcher is an uncommon spring and fall migrant elsewhere throughout the region. Spring migrants occur through 17 May, with fall migrants appearing by 23 Aug. There is a single winter record of one seen at RM 207.5 on 21 Feb 1999 (Charles T. LaRue, Roger K. Radd). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
  • Migratory
Geographic Regions Tags
  • South Rim
  • North Rim
  • Inner Canyon
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
4
Vouchers
8
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lpross@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/17/2016 11:16:32 AM
Notes
(Empidonax wrightii) * Gray Flycatcher is a fairly common summer resident of pinyon-juniper woodlands. It also nests uncommonly and locally in some ponderosa pine forests and grasslands, particularly those near pinyon-juniper woodland. Gray Flycatcher is an uncommon spring and fall migrant elsewhere throughout the region. Spring migrants occur through 17 May, with fall migrants appearing by 23 Aug. There is a single winter record of one seen at RM 207.5 on 21 Feb 1999 (Charles T. LaRue, Roger K. Radd). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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