willow flycatcher
empidonax traillii latin

The endangered southwestern willow flycatcher returned to the area although it has yet to nest.

Willow Flycatchers travel approximately 1,500-8,000 km each way between wintering and breeding areas.

Controlled flooding into the riparian areas is planned to improve the environment of the southwestern willow flycatcher.

Environmentalists note that endangered species, like the Southwestern willow flycatcher, a little bird, rely on springs in times of drought.

The spotted bat, San Diego horned lizard, and the willow flycatcher are also found here.

Tamarisk-munching beetles have been introduced in some northern areas, but cannot be used where the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher nests.

Until recently, it also hosted the state's most significant population of the federally endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher.

It preserves habitat for desert bighorn sheep to the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher, birds and other animals.

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher is present on breeding grounds by mid-May.

An endangered bird, the southwestern willow flycatcher, resides in the basin, which has one of the few riparian areas remaining in Arizona.

The destruction of riparian habitats has caused a severe decline in the populations of the southwestern willow flycatcher.

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher is an insectivore, taking insects from the air, or picking them from the foliage.

Some animals that depended the riparian forests, such as the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), have become endangered.

The list includes many special-status species such as the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and Chiricahua leopard frog.

At one time, this bird was included with the very similar Willow Flycatcher in a single species, "Traill's Flycatcher".

Numerous bird species have been identified in the park, and the endangered southwestern subspecies of the willow flycatcher nests and breeds along Coyote Creek.

The Least Bell's Vireo is considered an endangered species, as is the southwestern willow flycatcher, whose habitat is often shared with the other bird.

In one study, Willow Flycatchers (Empidonax traillii) were found to catch insects equally well before and after removal of the rictal bristles.

Hall also told the inspector general that MacDonald had altered range estimates for the willow flycatcher because a critical habitat designation might impact family property in California.

The federally listed endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher has small populations in the preserve and is closely monitored by Audubon volunteers and staff.

The Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating, neotropical migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.

The South Fork Kern population of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher is one of the largest in the US.

The Monument also contains outstanding biological resources including giant Mojave yucca, trophy-quality mule deer, California condor, desert tortoise, and southwestern willow flycatcher.

The endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher migrates to the refuge from Mexico and Central America from May to September.

Once-common native species such as the willow flycatcher, gray catbird, warbling vireo, American redstart, black tern, and yellow-billed cuckoo are no longer found along the river.