Kingdom Animalia Genus Contopus Rank Species Higher classification Pewee | Family Tyrannidae Scientific name Contopus cooperi Phylum Chordata Order Passerine | |
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Similar Tyrant flycatcher, Bird, Pewee, Eastern wood pewee, Western wood pewee | ||
Olive sided flycatcher song
The olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.
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Olive sided flycatcher
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.
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 three 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.
