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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Tyrant 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
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BODY
Length Range:
15 cm (5.75 in)
Weight:
14 g (0.5 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Brown, Olive
Adult Colors:
Brownish olive upperparts and white underparts.
Juvenile Colors:
Pale Olive Brown
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X