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Photo by Forcreeks.
Photo taken: Cabin Lake, Oregon.

Empidonax oberholseri

[edit] Identification

5 1/4-6" (13-15 cm). Back grey with slight olive tinge; breast buffy, with light throat; belly very pale yellow. Narrow white eye ring and white wing bars; long tail.

[edit] Distribution

British Columbia, central Montana, southward to Baja California and northern New Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Scrub, brushland, thickets, open coniferous forests, and mountain chaparral.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

The nest is cupshaped.

[edit] References

All About Birds

[edit] External Links