Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris (Baird, WM & Baird, SF, 1843) 9130
Family: Passeriformes > Tyrannidae

Completely unrelated to European flycatchers, this North American species is one of several small, greenish flycatching species that are notoriously hard to identify, except on call. As with other members of the group, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is an extremely rare visitor.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
25 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
25 records

BTO RECORDS

25 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
25 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: mosquer panxagroc
Czech: tyranovec žlutobrichý
Danish: Gulbuget Empidonax
Dutch: Berkenfeetiran
Estonian: kuuse-salutikat
Finnish: kuusisieppari
French: Moucherolle à ventre jaune
German: Birkenschnäppertyrann
Hungarian: sárgahasú tirannusz
Icelandic: Gulgreipur
Italian: Pigliamosche panciagialla
Lithuanian: Gelsvapilvis empidonaksas
Norwegian: Gulbukempid
Polish: empidonka zóltobrzucha
Slovak: pamuchár žltobruchý
Spanish: Mosquero Ventriamarillo
Swedish: pamuchár žltobruchý

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

Read more studies about Yellow-bellied Flycatcher on Conservation Evidence >

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