Acadian Flycatcher Animal Pictures

Empidonax virescens

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Acadian Flycatcher perched on a branch

Acadian Flycatcher
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Acadian flycatchers are long-distance migrants who begin their spring migration in early March and their fall migration in mid-September.

Acadian Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher
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Acadian flycatchers are small passerine birds, measuring 5.5 to 5.9 inches long and weighing 0.4 to 0.5 ounces, with an 8.7 to 9.1-inch wingspan.

Adult Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) Galveston Co., Texas April 2016

Acadian Flycatcher
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Acadian flycatchers face future effects of climate change, like spring heat waves.