Chapter 7: Migration and winter ecology

Deborah M. Finch; Jeffrey F. Kelly; Jean-Luc E. Cartron

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Chapter 7: Migration and winter ecology

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Deborah M. Finch, Jeffrey F. Kelly, Jean-Luc E. Cartron

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stoleson, Scott H., eds. Status, ecology, and conservation of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-60. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 71-82.

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Abstract

The willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a Neotropical migrant that breeds in North America, but winters in Central and northern South America. Little specific information is known about migration and wintering ecology of the southwestern willow flycatcher (E. t. extimus) (Yong and Finch 1997). Our report applies principally to the species as a whole and not just to the endangered subspecies. In this chapter, we describe timing of migration, migration routes, stopover behavior and ecology, winter distribution, and migration and winter habitats of the willow flycatcher species complex. We also explore the topic of possible threats to migrating and wintering flycatchers associated with habitat loss and pesticide use.

Parent Publication

Status, ecology, and conservation of the southwestern willow flycatcher

Keywords

southwestern willow flycatcher, endangered species, riparian, Southwest, exotic woody plants, rivers, recovery, habitat restoration, Neotropical migratory bird, brown-headed cowbird

Citation

Finch, Deborah M.; Kelly, Jeffrey F.; Cartron, Jean-Luc E. 2000. Chapter 7: Migration and winter ecology. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stoleson, Scott H., eds. Status, ecology, and conservation of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-60. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 71-82.