A photo of a cutout of a printed photograph of a Least Flycatcher bird placed on a Wild Garlic plant surrounded by more Wild Garlic, tall grasses, and two flying ladybugs
“Least Flycatcher” and ladybugs with wild garlic plant

Least Flycatcher

LEFL
  • Scientific: Empidonax minimus
  • Spanish: Mosquero Mínimo
  • French: Moucherolle tchébec
  • Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
  • Bird Code: LEFL

If there is a 3° C increase in temperature due to unmitigated climate change

Predicted percentage of habitat lost

69%
Summer range lost
2%
Winter range lost

Climate and other threats imore info

Habitat

Fields, grasslands, forests, wetlands, and savannahs.

Range

In Summer, found across Canada and northern United States; Winters in southern Texas and Mexico.

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Did you know?

Least Flycatchers are “busy bees” during the breeding season. They spend only about 64 days at their summer breeding grounds and 58 of those are taken up with mating, building a nest, laying eggs, and raising their young from nestlings until they become independent. So much for summer vacation!