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Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher
At a Glance Range & Identification Conservation Back to Top

At a Glance

All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds, Tyrant Flycatchers
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Freshwater Wetlands, Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers, Tundra and Boreal Habitats
Region
Alaska and The North, Eastern Canada, Florida, Great Lakes, Mid Atlantic, New England, Plains, Southeast, Texas, Western Canada
Behavior
Flitter, Hovering

Range & Identification

Migration & Range Maps

Description

Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Color
Gray, Green, Olive, White
Wing Shape
Rounded
Tail Shape
Notched, Square-tipped

Songs and Calls

Call Pattern
Falling, Flat, Undulating
Call Type
Buzz, Chirp/Chip, Whistle

Conservation

Change in Abundance Over Time
Drawing on more than a century of community science from the Christmas Bird Count (CBC), this chart shows how this species’ relative abundance has shifted in recent decades. Explore more and get involved in the CBC.

Climate Map

Audubon’s scientists have used 140 million bird observations and sophisticated climate models to project how climate change will affect the range of the Alder Flycatcher. Learn even more in Audubon’s Survival By Degrees project.

Climate Threats Facing the Alder Flycatcher

Choose a temperature scenario below to see which threats will affect this species as warming increases. The same climate change-driven threats that put birds at risk will affect other wildlife and people, too.