Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Contopus
Species: C. cooperi
Binomial name
Contopus cooperi
(Swainson, 1832)

The Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi, is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.

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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.

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.

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.

Behavior

Feeding

They wait on a perch at the top of a tree and fly out to catch insects in flight.

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.

Status and conservation

The numbers of this bird are declining, probably due to loss of habitat in its winter range.

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

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):

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