Common Name: FLYCATCHER, LEAST
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: AVES
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: TYRANNIDAE
Genus: EMPIDONAX
Species: MINIMUS
Taxonomic Authority: (BAIRD and BAIRD)
Taxonomy References: 001
NONGAME
"Occurs in openings in deciduous and mixed forests, along forest edge, and in shrublands. Prefer well-developed canopy and large, tall trees."
Primary Habitat: "Savanna/Shrub/Woodland matrix"
References: 020 , 021 , 022 , 025 , 026
"Common transient, casual summer visitant or summer resident *02,03*."
Known | Likely | Unknown | Not Likely | Historic | Extirpated |
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ADAIR | ANDREW | ||||
ATCHISON | AUDRAIN | ||||
BOONE | BARRY | ||||
CALLAWAY | BARTON | ||||
CAMDEN | BATES | ||||
CASS | BENTON | ||||
CLINTON | BOLLINGER | ||||
COLE | BUCHANAN | ||||
COOPER | BUTLER | ||||
FRANKLIN | CALDWELL | ||||
HOLT | CAPE GIRARDEAU | ||||
JACKSON | CARROLL | ||||
LAWRENCE | CARTER | ||||
MADISON | CEDAR | ||||
MILLER | CHARITON | ||||
MISSISSIPPI | CHRISTIAN | ||||
MONTGOMERY | CLARK | ||||
PIKE | CLAY | ||||
PUTNAM | CRAWFORD | ||||
SHANNON | DADE | ||||
ST. CHARLES | DALLAS | ||||
ST. CLAIR | DAVIESS | ||||
ST. LOUIS | DEKALB | ||||
STODDARD | DENT | ||||
STONE | DOUGLAS | ||||
WAYNE | DUNKLIN | ||||
GASCONADE | |||||
GENTRY | |||||
GREENE | |||||
GRUNDY | |||||
HARRISON | |||||
HENRY | |||||
HICKORY | |||||
HOWARD | |||||
HOWELL | |||||
IRON | |||||
JASPER | |||||
JEFFERSON | |||||
JOHNSON | |||||
KNOX | |||||
LACLEDE | |||||
LAFAYETTE | |||||
LEWIS | |||||
LINCOLN | |||||
LINN | |||||
LIVINGSTON | |||||
MACON | |||||
MARIES | |||||
MARION | |||||
MCDONALD | |||||
MERCER | |||||
MONITEAU | |||||
MONROE | |||||
MORGAN | |||||
NEW MADRID | |||||
NEWTON | |||||
NODAWAY | |||||
OREGON | |||||
OSAGE | |||||
OZARK | |||||
PEMISCOT | |||||
PERRY | |||||
PETTIS | |||||
PHELPS | |||||
PLATTE | |||||
POLK | |||||
PULASKI | |||||
RALLS | |||||
RANDOLPH | |||||
RAY | |||||
REYNOLDS | |||||
RIPLEY | |||||
SALINE | |||||
SCHUYLER | |||||
SCOTLAND | |||||
SCOTT | |||||
SHELBY | |||||
ST. FRANCOIS | |||||
STE. GENEVIEVE | |||||
SULLIVAN | |||||
TANEY | |||||
TEXAS | |||||
VERNON | |||||
WARREN | |||||
WASHINGTON | |||||
WEBSTER | |||||
WORTH | |||||
WRIGHT |
References for distribution: 002 , 003 , 007 , 008 , 009 , 010 , 011 , 012 , 013 , 015 , 016 , 018 , 019 , 030 , 034 , 037 , 039 , 014 , 017 , 038 , 045
Wyaconda R.
South Fabius R.
Miss. R. from Des Moines R. to MO. R.; and North R.
North Fork from Headwaters to South Fork
Salt R.
Cuivre R.
Dardenne Creek
Miss. R. from St. Louis to River Aux Vases
Meramec R.
Castor R. and Castor R. Diversion Channel
St. Francis R. from Headwaters to Wappapello Dam
St. Francis R. from Wappapello Dam to Arkansas Border
Little R.
Mo. R. from Iowa Border to Nishnabotna R.
Nishnabotna R.
Mo. R. from Nishnabotna R. to Nodaway R.
Nodaway R.
Platte R.
Northwest Corner of Jackson County
Grand R. from Headwaters to Shoal Creek
Grand R. from Shoal Creek to MO. R.
Chariton R. from Headwaters to Shuteye Creek
Chariton R. from Shuteye Creek to Mo. R.
Little Chariton R.
Osage R. from Headwaters to Warsaw, MO.
Sac R.
Pomme De Terre R.
South Grand R.
Osage R. from Warsaw to Bagnell Dam
Niangua R.
Osage R. from Bagnell Dam to Mo. R.
Mo. R. from Kansas City to Little Chariton R.
Mo. R. from Little Chariton R. to Gasconade R.
Mo. R. from Gasconade R. to Miss. R.
White R. above Tablerock Dam
James R.
White R. below Tablerock Dam and Little North Fork White R.
Black R.
Current R.
Eleven Point R.
Spring R.
Comments: "Likely to occur in units listed, based on county occurrence."
Central Till Plains, Mississippi River Alluvial Plains, Osage Plains, Ozark Highlands
Comments: ""
Bluestem Prairie/Oak Hickory Forest
Cedar Glades
Oak-Hickory Forest
Oak-Hickory-Pine Forest
Southern Floodplain Forest
ALL
Glaciated Plains
Glaciated Plains: Western
Glaciated Plains: Grand River
Glaciated Plains: Eastern
Glaciated Plains: Lincoln Hills
Big Rivers
Big Rivers: Upper Missouri
Big Rivers: Lower Missouri
Big Rivers: Upper Mississippi
Big Rivers: Lower Mississippi
Ozark Border
Ozark Border: Missouri River
Ozark Border: Mississippi River
Ozark
Ozark: Springfield Plateau
Ozark: Upper Ozark
Ozark: St. Francois Mountains
Ozark: Elk River
Ozark: White River
Ozark: Lower Ozark
Mississippi Lowlands
Mississippi Lowlands: Crowley's Ridge
Mississippi Lowlands: Lowlands
Osage Plains
Species is associated with "Terrestrial" habitats.
References for Aquatic Associations:
Shortleaf Pine Reproduction (0-3" dbh)
Limestone Glade
Wooded Riparian and Bottomland Hardwood
Fruiting Tree-Shrub
Eastern Red Cedar (70% + crown closure)
Eastern Red Cedar (30-70% crown closure)
Oak-Hickory Regeneration (0-3 years)
References for Habitat Types: 003 , 020 , 022 , 023 , 024 , 026 , 029 , 005
Forest
Upland forest
Dry Forest
Dry-Mesic Forest
Mesic Forest
Upland Limestone/Dolomite Forest
Dry Limestone/Dolomite Forest
Dry-Mesic Limestone/Dolomite Forest
Mesic Limestone/Dolomite Forest
Upland Chert Forest
Dry Chert Forest
Dry-Mesic Chert Forest
Upland Sandstone Forest
Dry Sandstone Forest
Dry-Mesic Sandstone Forest
Mesic Sandstone Forest
Upland Sand Forest
Dry Sand Forest
Dry-Mesic Sand Forest
Mesic Sand Forest
Upland Igneous Forest
Dry Igneous Forest
Dry-Mesic Igneous Forest
Mesic Igneous Forest
Bottomland Forest
Dry-Mesic Bottomland Forest
Mesic Bottomland Forest
Wet-Mesic Bottomland Forest
Flatwoods
Savanna
Limestone/Dolomite Savanna
Chert Savanna
Sandstone Savanna
Sand Savanna
Igneous Savanna
Primary
Glade
Limestone Glade
Dolomite Glade
Chert Glade
Sandstone Glade
Shale Glade
Igneous Glade
References for Terrestrial Natural Communities: 020 , 024 , 025 , 026 , 027 , 029 , 005
"Carnivore"
Comments for larval food habits:
""
References for larval food habits:
Comments for Juvenile Food Habits:
""
References Juvenile Food Habits 003
Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed); Fruit/Seeds
Rosaceae (rose, cherry, plum, blackberry); Fruit/Seeds
Polygonaceae (buckwheat, rhubarb, smartweed); Fruit/Seeds
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle, elderberry); Fruit/Seeds
Foxtail grass; Fruit/Seeds
Lepidoptera (butterflies); Larva stage
Hemiptera (water bugs, water boatmen, stink bugs); Not Specified
Diptera (flies, midges, mosquitos, gnats); Not Specified
Hymenoptera (sawflies, ants, wasps, bees); Not Specified
Terrestrial Insects; Not Specified
Shrubs; Not Specified
Dicotyledoneae (dicots); Not Specified
Arachnids (spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions, daddy longlegs); Not Specified
Insects
Insects; Not Specified
Ephemeroptera (mayflies); Not Specified
Odonata (dragonflies, damselflies); Not Specified
Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, mantids); Not Specified
Lepidoptera (butterflies); Adult Stage
Comments for Adult Food Habits:
""
References Adult Food Habits 023
References for egg niches requirements:
References for feeding larvae niche requirements:
References for resting Larvae niche requirements:
References for feeding juvenile niche requirements:
References for resting juvenile niche requirements:
Does not nest in missouri
References for feeding Adult niche requirements:
Other niche requirements specified in comments(99999)
Floodplain wetlands: remnant wetlands
General habitat association specified in comments(00270)
Edge: woodland/old field edge
Edge: woodland/grassland edge
Size of continuous forest stand specified in comments(00360)
Successional stage specified in comments(00370)
Forest openings specified in comments(00377)
Number and size of clearings specified in comments(00380)
Distance to forest opening specified in comments(00390)
Snags
Subcanopy closure specified in comments(00600)
Human association: public city parks
Human association: public residential parks
Human association: state and county parks
Isolation from humans specified in comments(00700)
References for feeding adult niche requirements: 041 , 042 , 020 , 024 , 025 , 026 , 027 , 028 , 032 , 036 , 040
Other niche requirements specified in comments(99999)
Floodplain wetlands: remnant wetlands
General habitat association specified in comments(00270)
Edge: woodland/old field edge
Edge: woodland/grassland edge
Size of continuous forest stand specified in comments(00360)
Successional stage specified in comments(00370)
Forest openings specified in comments(00377)
Number and size of clearings specified in comments(00380)
Distance to forest opening specified in comments(00390)
Snags
Subcanopy closure specified in comments(00600)
Human association: public city parks
Human association: public residential parks
Human association: state and county parks
Isolation from humans specified in comments(00700)
References for resting adult niche requirements: 020 , 024 , 025 , 026 , 027 , 028 , 032
Distance to forest opening specified in comments(00390)
Does not nest in missouri
Edge: woodland/grassland edge
Edge: woodland/old field edge
Floodplain wetlands: remnant wetlands
Forest openings specified in comments(00377)
General habitat association specified in comments(00270)
Human association: public city parks
Human association: public residential parks
Human association: state and county parks
Isolation from humans specified in comments(00700)
Number and size of clearings specified in comments(00380)
Other niche requirements specified in comments(99999)
Size of continuous forest stand specified in comments(00360)
Snags
Subcanopy closure specified in comments(00600)
Successional stage specified in comments(00370)
Code | Comment |
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005 | Perch on snags to spot prey *27*. In WI, used the following trees for foraging (in decreasing order of foraging success): corylus americana, betula papyrifera, quercus spp., pinus spp., acer spp., and populus tremuloides *28* |
033 | Arrives in MA near end of April.*22* |
099 | In MI study, occurred in dense aggregations of 3.06-8.71 birds/ha *32* |
Migration patterns specified in comments(033)
Other life history information specified in comments(099)
Origin in state: native
Seasonal distribution in state: spring/fall/winter
Seasonal distribution in state: neotropical migrants
Foraging strategy: gleaning
Foraging strategy: hawking
Foraging strategy: flycatching
Foraging sites: air
Foraging sites: snags
Foraging sites: leaves of tree
Foraging sites specified in comments(005)
Code | Comment |
---|---|
005 | Perch on snags to spot prey *27*. In WI, used the following trees for foraging (in decreasing order of foraging success): corylus americana, betula papyrifera, quercus spp., pinus spp., acer spp., and populus tremuloides *28* |
033 | Arrives in MA near end of April.*22* |
099 | In MI study, occurred in dense aggregations of 3.06-8.71 birds/ha *32* |
References for life history: 003 , 021 , 022 , 026 , 027 , 028 , 032 , 045
Agricultural - develop/maintain hedgerows
Agricultural - develop/maintain windbreaks
Forest - maintain early stage of ecological succession
Forest - maintain riparian habitats
Forest - develop/maintain edge (ecotones)
Forest - even age timber management
Forest - reforestation
Forest - other (specify in comments)
Beneficial Management References: 003 , 020 , 024 , 025 , 026 , 033
Water - stream channelization
Adverse Management References: 043 , 003
Comments on Management:
Beneficial to create forest openings.*20,26*. In KS study, used windbreaks greater than 1 ha in area *33* in PA study, were not seen on sites with deer density of 7.9 deer/sq. Km *35*. In VT study, 2 years after stream channelization, were more abundant along unchannelized portions of the stream than along channelized sections *43*.
References for Management Comments: 043 , 003 , 020 , 026 , 033 , 035
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