General
Dusky Flycatcher: Small flycatcher with olive-gray upperparts and white- or yellow-tinged underparts. Upper breast has a darker band. Eye has faint eye-ring. Sexes are similar.
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 in southern Arizona and Texas. Preferred habitats include woodlands containing tall trees and tall undergrowth, mountain chaparral, and open, brushy coniferous forests.
Breeding and Nesting
Dusky Flycatcher: Three to four white eggs are laid in a neat, twiggy cup set low in the crotch of a shrub or small tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Dusky Flycatcher: Eats flying insects; forages low over shrubby vegetation.
Vocalization
Dusky Flycatcher: Song is a variety of melancholy notes.
Similar Species
Dusky Flycatcher: Hammond’s Flycatcher is smaller and darker below. Gray Flycatcher is grayer above and rangier.