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Empidonax flaviventris

(Baird and Baird, 1843)

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105866
Element CodeABPAE33010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusEmpidonax
Other Common Names
Mosquero Vientre Amarillo (ES) Moucherolle à ventre jaune (FR) yellow-bellied flycatcher (EN)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-07
Change Date1996-12-02
Range Extent Comments
BREEDS: northern British Columbia and west-central Mackenzie east across central Canada to Labrador, south to central Alberta, northern North Dakota, Great Lakes region, and northern New England, also isolated breeding in western Virginia and West Virginia. WINTERS: southern and eastern Mexico to eastern Panama.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Damp coniferous forest, swamps, bogs. In migration in various habitats from low scrub to forest; in winter prefers understory of primary or secondary forest, scrubby woodland, and shady clearings (Stiles and Skutch 1989), commonly in humid lowland forest and open woodland. Nests on or near ground, in side of mossy mound or among roots of upturned tree, usually well hidden in sphagnum moss or growing herbage.

Ecology

Both sexes defend winter territories (Stiles and Skutch 1989; averaged 0.3 ha in Mexico (Rappole and Warner 1980).

Reproduction

Eggs are laid in June-July. Clutch size usually is 3-4. Incubation, by female, lasts 15 days. Young are tended by both parents, leave nest at 15 days.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - ConiferForest - MixedWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5B
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5BYes
LabradorS5BYes
OntarioS5BYes
ManitobaS5BYes
Nova ScotiaS4B,S5MYes
AlbertaS5BYes
Yukon TerritoryS4BYes
Prince Edward IslandS3B,SUMYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5BYes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5BYes
British ColumbiaS4BYes
New BrunswickS4B,S5MYes
United StatesN5B
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaSNRNYes
VirginiaSHBYes
MississippiSNAYes
MaineS4BYes
New JerseyS4NYes
IowaS3NYes
MarylandSNAYes
AlaskaS2BYes
TennesseeS3NYes
FloridaSNAYes
North CarolinaSUBYes
KentuckySNAYes
ConnecticutSNAYes
New YorkS3BYes
District of ColumbiaS1NYes
ArkansasSNAYes
GeorgiaSNRNYes
South CarolinaS3MYes
OhioSNAYes
South DakotaSNAYes
MinnesotaSNRBYes
AlabamaSNAYes
New HampshireS5BYes
TexasS4NYes
PennsylvaniaS1B,S3MYes
IndianaSNAYes
West VirginiaSHBYes
OklahomaS2NYes
VermontS3BYes
MissouriSNAYes
Rhode IslandSNAYes
KansasSNAYes
DelawareSNAYes
North DakotaSNAYes
LouisianaSNAYes
WisconsinS3BYes
MassachusettsS3NYes
IllinoisSNAYes
Roadless Areas (10)
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
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