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Common Name

Pacific Slope Flycatcher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Flycatcher

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae

Genus

Empidonax

Species

difficilis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Mixed woodlands including riparian woods.

Distribution and Range

Breeds along the western slope as far north as Alaska then winters in Along the Pacific in Mexico and Central America

Food

Catches insects on the wing and will fly into swams of mosquitos or gnats to feed. Is helpful in controlling mosquitoes.

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