Cordilleran Flycatcher

Also known as: Western Flycatcher

14 cm (5-6") Common. Western North America. Moist woods, mixed or coniferous forests, canyons, groves.

Brownish-green upperparts, yellow underparts. No other western "Empidonax" flycatcher has a yellow throat. Conspicuous white or yellowish eye ring - often tear-shaped.

Was called Western Flycatcher but now separated into two species based on male's songs and range. Similar coastal Pacific-slope Flycatcher has an upslurred "suwheet" notes versus the Cordilleran's loud "whee-seet" song.