B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
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7.5" 19cm | 13" 33cm | 1.0 oz 28.4g | Tyrannidae | Contopus cooperi |
When seen from the front, the Olive-sided Flycatcher looks like a bird wearing a tuxedo, with its dark flanks and white breast. This is a large flycatcher most often seen perched on the top of a conifer or out on a bare limb. In recent years this is becoming a bird species of concern.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.