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Overview
Dusky Flycatcher: Small flycatcher with olive-gray upperparts and white or yellow tinged underparts. The upper breast has a pale olive wash. Eye has faint eye-ring. Bill is black except for orange base of lower mandible. The legs and feet are black. Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Dusky Flycatcher: Breeds from British Columbia and western South Dakota south to southern California, central Arizona, and northern New Mexico. Spends winters south of the U.S.-Mexico border, and rarely in southern California. Preferred habitats include woodlands containing tall trees and tall undergrowth, mountain chaparral, and open, brushy coniferous forests.
Topo Map:
Perching-like Body
Listen to Call
Similar Sounding
Voice Text
"dee-hick", "sill-it, "grrreeep", "pweet", "whit"
Interesting Facts
The scientific name of the Dusky Flycatcher commemorates the American ornithologist Harry Church Oberholser.
A group of flycatchers has many collective nouns, including an "outfield", "swatting", "zapper", and "zipper" of flycatchers.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
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