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Hammond's flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii (Xántus de Vesey, 1858)

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The hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.3 g to 10.6 g and live up to 7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hammond's flycatcher

Weight
10.3 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hammond's flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the hammond's flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) is a flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae. This small insectivorous bird inhabits the coniferous and mixed forests of western North America. The name of this bird commemorates William Alexander Hammond who was the surgeon general of the US Army. Hammond collected bird specimens for Spencer Fullerton Baird.

From the Wikipedia article “Hammond's flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hammond%27s_flycatcher&oldid=1376339443), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hammond's flycatcher endangered?

The hammond's flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the hammond's flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusEmpidonax
  7. SpeciesEmpidonax hammondii (Xántus de Vesey, 1858)

Synonyms Empidonax hammondi, Tyrannula hammondii

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • mosquer de HammondCatalan
  • tyranovec HammondůvCzech
  • gwybedog HammondWelsh
  • GranempidonaxDanish
  • TannenschnäppertyrannGerman
  • TannentyrannGerman
  • picea muŝtiranoEsperanto
  • Mosquero de HammondSpanish
  • Papamoscas de HammondSpanish
  • vuorisieppariFinnish
  • Moucherolle de HammondFrench
  • stjenjački muharCroatian
  • Pigliamosche di HammondItalian
  • ハモンドメジロハエトリJapanese
  • Hamondo empidonaksasLithuanian
  • Hamonda tirāniņšLatvian
  • SparrenfeetiranDutch
  • granempidNorwegian
  • empidonka jodłowaPolish
  • caça-moscas-de-hammondPortuguese
  • Papa-moscas-de-hammondPortuguese
  • papa-mosquitos-dos-abetosPortuguese
  • Еловый мухоловRussian
  • Еловый эмпидонаксRussian
  • pamuchár jedľovýSlovak
  • Hamondova muharkaSerbian
  • hammondempidSwedish
  • Hammond SinekkapanıTurkish
  • піві-малюк ялиновийUkrainian
  • 哈氏紋霸鶲Chinese
  • 哈姆氏蚊霸鶲Chinese
  • 哈氏纹霸鹟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hammond's flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Empidonax.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hammond's flycatcher?

An adult hammond's flycatcher weighs 10.3 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hammond's flycatcher endangered?

The hammond's flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the hammond's flycatcher live?

The hammond's flycatcher has a recorded lifespan of 7 years.

What kind of animal is the hammond's flycatcher?

The hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hammonds-flycatcher

MLA

“Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hammonds-flycatcher.

BibTeX
@misc{hammonds_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hammonds-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}