Scientific Name
Empidonax alnorum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Alder Flycatcher
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Tyrannidae |
Genus | Empidonax |
Species | Empidonax alnorum |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Two rectricies collected and put in park collections.
Park Rank Tags
- Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
- Bird
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
psuper@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/29/2022 1:25:01 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Alsop (2001) includes this species on the park checklist; Park Observations include no records of this species; Stupka (1969) includes several records of "Traill's" Flycatcher in the park but only mentions the Willow Flycatcher's song type, not the Alder' ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Occasional Migrant; Formerly regarded as a single species, E. TRAILLII (Traills Flycatcher), conspecific with E. TRAILLII (Willow Flycatcher) (AOU 1983, 1998). STATUS: Native, Probably Present;; ; General Notes: Alsop (2001) includes this species on the park checklist; singing male captured at Purchase Knob in July 2007 and banded; Park Observations include no records of this species; Stupka (1969) includes several records of ""Traill's"" Flycatcher in the park but only mentions the Willow Flycatcher's song type, not the Alder's; Robinson (1990) cites breeding records for northeastern Tennessee; also regularly found singing in western North Carolina.
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