Olive-sided Flycatcher
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Contopus |
| Species: | C. cooperi |
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| Contopus cooperi (Swainson, 1832) |
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The Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi, is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.
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[edit] Description
Adults are dark olive on the face, upperparts and flanks. They have light underparts, a large dark bill and a short tail.
The song is a whistled quick-three beers. The call is a rapid pip pip pip.
[edit] Systematics
Contopus borealis is a junior synonym of Contopus cooperi, according to the 1997 AOU checklist, quoted by BISON. The name of this species is listed as Contopus borealis in many older guides.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
Their breeding habitat is coniferous woods across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States, and other types of wooded area in California. Olive-sided Flycatchers are abundant in early postfire landscapes that have burned at high severity.
These birds migrate to Central America and the Andes region of South America.
[edit] Behavior
[edit] Feeding
They wait on a perch at the top of a tree and fly out to catch insects in flight.
[edit] Breeding
The female usually lays 3 eggs in a shallow open cup nest on a horizontal tree branch. The male defends a large area around the nesting territory. Both parents feed the young birds.
[edit] Status and conservation
The numbers of this bird are declining, probably due to loss of habitat in its winter range.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Contopus cooperi. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
[edit] Further reading
- Willis, E.O.; Snow, D.W.; Stotz, D.F. & Parker III, T.A. (1993) Olive-sided Flycatchers in Southeastern Brazil Wilson Bulletin 105(1):
[edit] External links
- Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Information - South Dakota Birds and Birding
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