Species
Empidonax wrightii (Gray flycatcher)
Empidonax wrightii. Photo: (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The American gray flycatcher, or just gray flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) as it is known in North America, is a small, insectivorous passerine in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is common in the arid regions of western North America, especially the Great Basin. From sagebrush steppes to pinyon-juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests, this flycatcher forages for insects from shrubs or low tree branches.
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