Pine flycatcher
Empidonax affinis (Swainson, 1827)
The pine flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.9 g to 11.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pine flycatcher
- Weight
- 10.9 g – 11.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pine flycatcher live?
Not recorded
What is the pine flycatcher?
The pine flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. It has also been recorded as a vagrant to Arizona in the U.S.A.
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Is the pine flycatcher endangered?
The pine flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 pine flycatcher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusEmpidonax
- SpeciesEmpidonax affinis (Swainson, 1827)
Synonyms Tyrannula affinis
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- mosquer dels pinsCatalan
- tyranovec sosnovýCzech
- gwybedog y pinwyddWelsh
- FyrreempidonaxDanish
- KiefernschnäppertyrannGerman
- KieferntyrannGerman
- pinea muŝtiranoEsperanto
- Mosquero pineroSpanish
- Mosquero de los pinosSpanish
- Papamoscas PineroSpanish
- männi-salutikatEstonian
- mäntysieppariFinnish
- Moucherolle des pinsFrench
- borov muharCroatian
- Pigliamosche delle pineteItalian
- マツメジロハエトリJapanese
- pušinis empidonaksasLithuanian
- DennentiranDutch
- DennenfeetiranDutch
- furuempidNorwegian
- empidonka sosnowaPolish
- caça-moscas-dos-pinheirosPortuguese
- papa-mosquitos-dos-pinheirosPortuguese
- Сосновый мухоловRussian
- Сосновый эмпидонаксRussian
- pamuchár borovicovýSlovak
- Borova muharkaSerbian
- tallempidSwedish
- Çam SinekkapanıTurkish
- піві-малюк сосновийUkrainian
- 松纹霸鹟Chinese
- 松蚊霸鶲Chinese
Relatives of the pine flycatcher
Other species in the same genus Empidonax.
Yellowish flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Yellow-bellied flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Alder flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
American dusky flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Hammond's flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pine flycatcher?
An adult pine flycatcher weighs 10.9 g – 11.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pine flycatcher endangered?
The pine flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pine flycatcher?
The pine flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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