White-throated flycatcher

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White-throated flycatcher
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Empidonax
Species:
E. albigularis
Binomial name
Empidonax albigularis
Empidonax albigularis map.svg
  Breeding
  Year-round
  Non-Breeding

The white-throated flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Empidonax albigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22699851A93751769. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699851A93751769.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.