“All the science supports the Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision that the Southwestern willow flycatcher is a valid subspecies that desperately needs continued protection.” For decades the Pacific ...

One of the first imperiled animals the Center championed, the southwestern willow flycatcher has suffered more than a century of steady decline. Livestock grazing, dams, water withdrawal, and sprawl ...

(Average visual differences compared above.) Most often confused with the willow flycatcher; note the willow’s (and the alder’s) relatively short primary projection, smaller size, and tendency ...