Traill's flycatcher

noun

A supposed species of tyrant flycatcher, now regarded as two distinct but closely related species: the alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) and the willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii).

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Meanings

nounTraill's flycatcher (plural Traill's flycatchers)

plural Traill's flycatchers

  1. A supposed species of tyrant flycatcher, now regarded as two distinct but closely related species: the alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) and the willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii).

Origin

Named after Thomas Stewart Traill, a friend of John James Audubon.

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Traill's flycatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Traill's%20flycatcher

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“Traill's flycatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Traill's%20flycatcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Traill's flycatcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Traill's%20flycatcher.

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