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Empidonax  Cabanis, 1855
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178337

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Empidonax Flycatchers [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusEmpidonax Cabanis, 1855 – Empidonax Flycatchers  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Empidonax affinis (Swainson, 1827) – Pine Flycatcher, Mosquero pinero, Moucherolle des pins, caça-moscas-dos-pinheiros, Mosquero de los pinos 
                                  Species Empidonax albigularis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1859 – White-throated Flycatcher, Mosquero garganta blanca, Moucherolle à gorge blanche, caça-moscas-de-garganta-branca, Mosquero gorjiblanco 
                                  Species Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895 – Alder Flycatcher, Moucherolle des aulnes, caça-moscas-dos-amieiros, Mosquero alisero 
                                  Species Empidonax atriceps Salvin, 1870 – Black-capped Flycatcher, Moucherolle à tête noire, caça-moscas-de-barrete-preto, Mosquero cabecinegro 
                                  Species Empidonax difficilis S. F. Baird, 1858 – Western Flycatcher, Mosquero californiano, Moucherolle obscur, caça-moscas-ocidental, Mosquero del Pacífico 
                                  Species Empidonax flavescens Lawrence, 1865 – Yellowish Flycatcher, Moucherolle jaunâtre, caça-moscas-amarelado, Mosquero amarillento 
                                  Species Empidonax flaviventris (W. M. Baird & S. F. Baird, 1843) – Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Moucherolle à ventre jaune, caça-moscas-de-barriga-amarela, Mosquero ventriamarillo 
                                  Species Empidonax fulvifrons (Giraud Jr, 1841) – Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Mosquero pecho leonado, Moucherolle beige, caça-moscas-de-peito-canela, Mosquero pechicanelo 
                                  Species Empidonax hammondii (Xántus de Vesey, 1858) – Hammond's Flycatcher, Moucherolle de Hammond, caça-moscas-de-hammond, Mosquero de Hammond 
                                  Species Empidonax minimus (W. M. Baird & S. F. Baird, 1843) – Least Flycatcher, Moucherolle tchébec, caça-moscas-pequeno, Mosquero mínimo 
                                  Species Empidonax oberholseri A. R. Phillips, 1939 – American Dusky Flycatcher, Moucherolle sombre, caça-moscas-sombrio, Mosquero oscuro 
                                  Species Empidonax traillii (Audubon, 1828) – Willow Flycatcher, Moucherolle des saules, caça-moscas-dos-salgueiros, Mosquero saucero 
                                  Species Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) – Acadian Flycatcher, Moucherolle vert, caça-moscas-acadiano, Mosquero verdoso 
                                  Species Empidonax wrightii S. F. Baird, 1858 – American Grey Flycatcher, Moucherolle gris, caça-moscas-cinzento, Mosquero gris 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Empidonax    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Empidonax    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Empidonax   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Empidonax   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Empidonax   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Empidonax   
       

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