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Olive Flycatcher

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Alternative name: Olive-tufted Flycatcher

Mitrephanes olivaceus

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[edit] Identification

Dark olive face, upperparts and flanks, 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.


[edit] Distribution

Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Coniferous woods.

[edit] Behaviour

3 eggs are laid in a shallow open cup nest placed on a horizontal tree branch. The male defends a large area around the nesting territory. Both parents feed the young birds.

The diet includes insects caught in flight.

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