Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae
Contopus sordidulus—Western Wood Pewee // Empidonax—Empidonax Flycatchers // Sayornis sp.—Phoebes // Sayornis nigricans—Black Phoebe // Sayornis saw—Say's Phoebe // Tyrannus verticalis—Western Flycatcher // Tyrannus vociferus—Cassin's Flycatcher
The Tyrannidae tends to be set off somewhat from the rest of the Passeriformes. Typically, the flycatchers perch until a flying insect appears, at which time they launch into flight and pick their prey from mid-air.
Sites. Late Wisconsin: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Late Wisconsin: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Guthrie 2009; Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Literature. Guthrie 2009.
Sites.
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Say's Phoebe currently is common in the region, though it tends to avoid heavily forested areas (Ligon 1961).
Sites.
Mid Wisconsin-Holocene: Shelter Cave (Howard and Miller 1933).
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Howard and Miller 1933; Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Literature. Guthrie 2009.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).
Literature. Stock and Harris 1992.
Last Update: 27 Dec 2013