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ViewsOlive-sided FlycatcherFrom Opus
[edit] Identification19 cm. Large-billed and heavy-headed bird, deep olive-brown, with dark sides of breast and flanks separated by white patch down centre of breast. White feather tufts protrude from lower back at base of tail; tail broad and prominently notched. [edit] DistributionAlaska, Canada to United States. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] HabitatBoreal spruce and fir forests, usually near openings, burns, ponds, and bogs. [edit] Behaviour3 brown-spotted buff eggs are laid in a twig nest lined with lichens, mosses, and grasses, which is placed near the end of a branch among the foliage well up in an evergreen tree. Diet includes winged insects. [edit] External Links
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