Cordilleran Flycatcher

Empidonax occidentalis

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Code 4

COFL

Code 6

EMPOCC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Olive-brown
Forehead Color: Olive-brown
Nape Color: Olive-brown
Throat Color: Pale Yellow
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 14-15 cm (5.5-6 in)
Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Yellow, Olive
Underparts: Pale yellow with olive-brown breast.
Upperparts: Olive-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats. Hawks insects by flying forth to take them in air and returning to perch.
Wingspan Range: 20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark olive-brown
Under Tail: Dark olive-brown
Leg Color: Gray-black

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