Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Empidonax
eBird Code
wilfly

Subspecies (4)

  • Empidonax traillii adastus

    breeds Great Basin and central Rocky Mountains southward to Utah and Colorado; winters mainly western Mexico southward to Costa Rica

  • Empidonax traillii brewsteri

    breeds Pacific Northwest (southern British Columbia) to mountains of central California; probably winters mainly western Mexico southward to Panama

  • Empidonax traillii extimus

    breeds southern California eastward to New Mexico and (?) formerly western Texas

  • Empidonax traillii traillii

    breeds Great Plains to northeastern USA and southeastern Canada; winters to northwestern South America

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.