About the Willow Flycatcher
The willow flycatcher is a small insect-eating, migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family native to North America.
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Adults have brown-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have an indistinct white eye ring, white wing bars and a small bill. The breast is washed with olive-gray. The upper part of the bill is gray; the lower part is orangish.
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What the Willow Flycatcher sounds like
Where the Willow Flycatcher lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Puerto Rico.
When to see the Willow Flycatcher
Peak activity in June · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilisAdults have olive-gray upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with yellowish underparts; they have a conspicuous teardrop-shaped white eye ring, white wing bars, a small bill and a short tail.
Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensAdults have olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars and a wide bill.
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumE. alnorum is one of the larger Empidonax species, attaining a length of 13–17 cm (5.1–6.7 in), and a weight of 12–14 g (0.42–0.49 oz).
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