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;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] cooperi | ;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] cooperi | ||
| − | [[Image:Olive-sided_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve Messick <br/> | + | [[Image:Olive-sided_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+Messick|Steve Messick}} <br />Crow Valley Camp Ground, North-east [[Colorado]], September 2004]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 19 cm | + | 19 cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Large-billed and heavy-headed bird | |
| + | *Deep olive-brown | ||
| + | *Dark sides of breast and flanks | ||
| + | *White patch down centre of breast | ||
| + | *White feather tufts at base of tail | ||
| + | *Broad, notched tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Alaska]], | + | Breeds temperate [[North America]]; ([[Alaska]], [[Canada]] through to the [[United States]]); winters south to [[Bolivia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Boreal forest, and forest edges open wooded areas, riparian sycamore and oak woods, farm fields, | ||
| − | + | On migration may be seen in rain forest at heights of around 600 m. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | They are inclined to perch on the very tops of trees. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | The nest is formed from twigs and lined with soft materials, such as lichen, moss and grass. It is placed high up in an evergreen tree, near the end of a branch. The clutch consists of 3 brown-spotted buff eggs. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes winged insects. | Diet includes winged insects. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#eNature | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Contopus+cooperi}} | {{GSearch|Contopus+cooperi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Contopus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Contopus]] | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 15 June 2010
- Contopus cooperi
Identification
19 cm
- Large-billed and heavy-headed bird
- Deep olive-brown
- Dark sides of breast and flanks
- White patch down centre of breast
- White feather tufts at base of tail
- Broad, notched tail
Distribution
Breeds temperate North America; (Alaska, Canada through to the United States); winters south to Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Boreal forest, and forest edges open wooded areas, riparian sycamore and oak woods, farm fields,
On migration may be seen in rain forest at heights of around 600 m.
Behaviour
They are inclined to perch on the very tops of trees.
Breeding
The nest is formed from twigs and lined with soft materials, such as lichen, moss and grass. It is placed high up in an evergreen tree, near the end of a branch. The clutch consists of 3 brown-spotted buff eggs.
Diet
Diet includes winged insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- eNature
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Olive-sided Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive-sided_Flycatcher
