Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Code 4

ALFL

Code 6

EMPALN

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering
Crown Color: Olive-brown
Forehead Color: Olive
Nape Color: Olive-brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 15 cm (5.75 in)
Weight: 14 g (0.5 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: White, Brown, Olive
Underparts: Pale Yellow
Upperparts: Olive-gray back, darker wings with buff bars.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Olive-brown
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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