Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii extimus

Status	Endangered
Listed	February 27, 1995
Family	Tyrannidae (Flycatchers)
Description	A songbird with grayish-green back and wings, whitish throat, light grey-olive breast, and pale yellowish belly.
Habitat	Edges of rivers, streams, and other wetlands with dense growths of willows and a scattered overstory of cottonwood.
Food	Insects.
Reproduction	Lays eggs in May and early June.
Threats	Loss of habitat, predation, competition from cowbirds.
Range	Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mex-ico, Texas, Utah

Description

The Empidonax traillii extimus (southwestern willow flycatcher) is a small songbird, about 5.8 in (15 cm) in body length. It has a grayish-green back and wings, a whitish throat, light grey-olive breast, and pale yellowish belly. There are two wingbars, and the eye-ring is faint or absent. The upper mandible is dark, and the lower is light. The southwestern willow flycatcher is distinguished from other willow flycatchers by its paler color and morphology (primarily wing formula). Its song dialect is also different, having a more protracted, slurred, "fitza-bew" …