LC
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass 13 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 12,900,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 6,500,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 120000000 mature individuals poor estimated 2019
Population trend decreasing - estimated -
Generation length 2.06 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 120 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species has been undergoing a moderate decline between 1970 and 2017, at an average rate of 5% over ten years (Partners in Flight 2019; Rosenberg et al. 2019).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Argentina extant native yes
Belize extant native yes
Bolivia extant native yes
Brazil extant native yes
Canada extant native yes
Colombia extant native yes
Costa Rica extant native yes
Cuba extant vagrant yes
Ecuador extant native yes
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
Panama extant native yes
Paraguay extant native yes
Peru extant native yes
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant native yes
USA extant native yes yes
Venezuela extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist major non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable breeding
Wetlands (inland) Shrub Dominated Wetlands major breeding
Altitude 0 - 1300 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/alder-flycatcher-empidonax-alnorum on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.