Olive-sided flycatcher


The olive-sided flycatcher is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.

Behavior

Feeding

They wait on a perch at the top of a tree and fly out to catch insects in flight.

Breeding

The female usually lays three eggs in a shallow open cup nest on a horizontal tree branch. The male defends a large area around the nesting territory. Both parents feed the young birds.

Flight peculiarities

The flight of this bird is peculiar. It makes a kind of vertical free fall after climbing into the air ending in singing with the head lifted up

Status and conservation

The numbers of this bird are declining, probably due to loss of habitat in its winter range.