olivesided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMATION STATUS: Confirmed.

 

IDENTIFICATION

• Length: 6.25 inches

• Large, triangular head

• Dark face with indistinct eye ring

• Fairly large, dark bill

• Dark olive upperparts and sides

• White throat, center of breast, belly and undertail coverts

• White wing bars

• White rump feathers sometimes protrude over top of wings

• Juveniles have somewhat browner upperparts

• Often perches at the very top of a dead snag

• Commonly feeds by flying out to catch insects and returning to same         perch

Similar species:

The olive-sided flycatcher is similar to pewees but has darker sides, larger
bill, and white patches above the wings (not always visible). Empidonax
flycatchers are much smaller.

 

LIFE HISTORY

Migration Status:Neotropical migrant
Breeding Habitat:Woodland
Nest Location:Mid-story/canopy nesting
Nest Type:Open-cup
Clutch Size:3
Length of Incubation: 14 days
Days to Fledge:21-23
Number of Broods:?
Diet Exclusively insects

 

SKY MEADOWS DISTRIBUTION/SEASONAL OCCURRENCE

 

Relative abundance and seasonal occurrence are indicated in red below.

 

Relative abundance
     C - Common: Likely to be present in good numbers in appropriate habitat and season.
     U - Uncommon: May be present in appropriate habitat and season, often in low
            numbers.
     O - Occassional: Found in appropriate habitat perhaps only a few times per season,
            sometimes low numbers.
     R - Rare: May not be recorded every year.
     Acc - Accidental: Recorded once or twice, may not be expected again for a long time.

 

Seasonal Occurrence
      Sp - Spring: March, April, May
      Su - Summer: June, July, August R
      Fall: September, October, November

      Winter: December, January, February

 

 

Back to Inventory of Bird Families and Species