Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Perching
Length: 8 in. (19 cm )
A conspicuous summer resident and migrant, this flycatcher chooses the most conspicuous dead spar or exposed branch on which to perch. From here it surveys the air space around it and flies out to capture flying insects from the air. It nests in coniferous forests and places its lichen-covered cup- nest far out on the end of a horizontal branch. Adults can be very aggressive toward intruders that approach the nest. The Olive-sided Flycatcher winters primarily in South America.
The four-digit banding code is OSFL.
Male |
Female |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Olive-sided 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/olive-sided-flycatcher
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Olive-sided Flycatcher. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/olive-sided-flycatcher
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Olive-sided Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/olive-sided-flycatcher
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Olive-sided Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/olive-sided-flycatcher
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