Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Summary 5
The olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.
Description 6
The olive-sided flycatcher is a stocky bird with long wings. The bird has gray brown top feathers, dark gray sides, and a white chest. Olive tones may be visible in optimal lighting and fresh plumage.
Measurements:
Behavior 6
They wait on a perch at the top of a tree and fly out to catch insects in flight.
The female usually lays three 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.
Of all the flycatcher species that breed in the United States, the olive-sided flycatcher has the longest migration. Some olive-sided flycatchers migrate up to 7,000 miles traveling between central Alaska and Bolivia.
Status and conservation 6
The numbers of this bird are declining, probably due to loss of habitat in its winter range.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
- (c) Lee Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Lee Elliott
- (c) Art Mur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Art Mur
- Adapted by Desmon M Dunn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contopus_cooperi
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