alder flycatcher

alder flycatcher
noun
: a small greenish flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) with a dull white breast frequenting alder swamps and other moist secluded spots in much of eastern No. America

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a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher).

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