American dusky flycatcher
American dusky flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Empidonax |
Species: | E. oberholseri
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Binomial name | |
Empidonax oberholseri Phillips, AR, 1939
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The American dusky flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri), or simply dusky flycatcher, is a small
The dusky flycatcher is one of many species in the genus Empidonax. These species are very similar in appearance and behavior, and they are notoriously difficult to differentiate. The best characteristics for distinguishing these species are voice, breeding habitat, and range.
Description
Adults have olive-gray upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a noticeable medium-width white eye ring, white wing bars and a medium length tail. The breast is washed with olive-gray. The bill is mainly dark. It is a bit smaller than the
Vocalizations
The male sings a three-part song. A common call is a dry whit, similar to that of other Empidonax flycatchers. A less common call, that is possibly only given by the male, is a sad dew-hic.
Taxonomy
The scientific name commemorates the American ornithologist
Distribution
These birds
Habitat
Their breeding habitat is mountain slopes and foothills with brush and scattered trees (especially ponderosa pine) across western
Behavior
They often wait on an open perch and fly out to catch insects in flight (hawking), and will also pluck insects from foliage while hovering (gleaning).
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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