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  Tyrant Flycatchers

Ash-throated Flycatcher

(Myiarchus cinerascens)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: atfl
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Ash-throated Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Ash-throated Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Cassin’s Kingbird

(Tyrannus vociferans)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: caki
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Cassin’s Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cassin’s Kingbird at xeno-canto.org

Western Kingbird

(Tyrannus verticalis)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: weki
Size: Small

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   Bosque del Apache

   Rio Arriba County

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Western Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Western Kingbird at xeno-canto.org

Eastern Kingbird

(Tyrannus tyrannus)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: eaki
Size: Small

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   South Texas


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Eastern Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Eastern Kingbird at xeno-canto.org

Olive-sided Flycatcher

(Contopus cooperi)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: osfl
Size: Small

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   Santa Fe


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Olive-sided Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Olive-sided Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Western Wood-Pewee

(Contopus sordidulus)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: wewp
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Western Wood-Pewee


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Willow Flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: wifl
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County


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Willow Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Willow Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Hammond’s Flyctcher

(Empidonax hammondii)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: hafl
Size: Small

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   Taos County
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs


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Hammond’s Flyctcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Hammond’s Flyctcher at xeno-canto.org

Gray Flycatcher

(Empidonax wrightii)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: grfl
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Gray Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Gray Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Dusky Flycatcher

(Empidonax oberholseri)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: dufl
Size: Small

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   Taos County
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Dusky Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Cordilleran Flycatcher

(Empidonax occidentalis)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: cofl
Size: Small

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   Santa Fe


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Cordilleran Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common
Small numbers stay the summer and breed.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cordilleran Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Black Phoebe

(Sayornis nigricans)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: blph
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Black Phoebe


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Say’s Phoebe

(Sayornis saya)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: saph
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Atrisco, Bernalillo County

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Say’s Phoebe


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Say’s Phoebe at xeno-canto.org

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).