Hammond's Flycatcher
(Empidonax hammondii)

Overview

Summary

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The Hammond’s Flycatcher nests in the mature coniferous forests of western Canada. Breeding Bird Survey data indicate a moderate population increase relative to about 1970. Currently, threats on the breeding grounds appear to be minimal. This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada.

Designations

Population status

Population estimate

Distribution maps

• BirdLife International / NatureServe
• Breeding Bird Survey (BBS): Relative Abundance and Breeding Distribution (1993-2012)

Migration strategy, occurrence

Responsibility for conservation of world population

Conservation and management

With an increasing population there appears to be little cause for concern for Hammond's Flycatcher at present, despite the possibility that logging of mature coniferous forests may be detrimental (Sedgwick 1994).

Bird conservation region strategies

Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:

• conservation concerns (i.e., species vulnerable due to population size, distribution, population trend, abundance, or threats)
• stewardship responsibilities (i.e., species that typify the regional avifauna or have a large proportion of their range or population in the sub-region)
• management concerns (i.e., species that require ongoing management because of their socio-economic importance as game species, or because of their impacts on other species or habitats)
• other concerns (i.e., species deemed a priority by regional experts for other reasons than those listed above or because they are listed as species at risk or concern at the provincial level)

Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.

References

• Sedgwick, J.A. 1994. Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sedgwick, J.A. 1994. Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)