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Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) is a small insect-eating bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name Empidonax is from Ancient Greek empis, "gnat", and anax, "master". The specific alnorum is Latin and means "of the alders".
Wikipedia contributors, Alder flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:24:21.442122+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895
- Name authority
- Brewster, 1895
- Common name
- Alder Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Empidonax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusEmpidonax Cabanis, 1855
- speciesEmpidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empidonax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1859 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis S. F. Baird, 1858 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescens Lawrence, 1865 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii (Xántus de Vesey, 1858) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii (Audubon, 1828) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American Grey FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii S. F. Baird, 1858 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atriceps Salvin, 1870 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris (W. M. Baird & S. F. Baird, 1843) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pine FlycatcherEmpidonax affinis (Swainson, 1827) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus (W. M. Baird & S. F. Baird, 1843) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri A. R. Phillips, 1939 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178340 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39HW9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.