Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis
Perching
Length: 6 in. (14 cm )
An inconspicuous but common bird in the mountain forests of the interior west, the Cordilleran Flycatcher sits on low to mid level branches waiting for an insect to fly by. It then flies out to catch the insect in the air or sometimes from a nearby leaf. Its nest of moss, lichens and leaves is usually placed far back in the recess of a ledge or tangle of vegetation, but rarely it will be in a tree cavity.
The four-digit banding code is COFL.
Male |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Cordilleran Flycatcher
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cordilleran-flycatcher
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Cordilleran Flycatcher. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cordilleran-flycatcher
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Cordilleran Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cordilleran-flycatcher
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Cordilleran Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cordilleran-flycatcher
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