Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) | Details

Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

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	8 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,460,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,340,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	2000000 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2019
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.01 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 2 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species is undergoing a small decline (Partners in Flight 2019).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
El Salvador	extant	native	yes
Guatemala	extant	native	yes
Honduras	extant	native	yes
Mexico	extant	native	yes	yes	yes	yes
USA	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
El Salvador	Alotepeque Range
El Salvador	Montecristo Forest
Guatemala	Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala	Atitlan
Guatemala	Cerro El Amay
Guatemala	Cuchumatanes
Guatemala	Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala	Yalijux
Mexico	Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango
Mexico	Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	breeding
Altitude	600 - 3500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/buff-breasted-flycatcher-empidonax-fulvifrons on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.