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Cordilleran Flycatcher Identification

Cordilleran Flycatcher

Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and a teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above and yellowish below, with 2 wingbars.

© Adam Dudley | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 01, 2017
Cordilleran Flycatcher

Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and a teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above with 2 whitish wingbars.

© Adam Dudley | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 01, 2017
Cordilleran Flycatcher

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 18, 2006
Cordilleran Flycatcher

Teardrop-shaped eyering is distinctive for this and a few other species. Cordilleran Flycatchers are almost identical to Pacific-slope Flycatchers, but separated by range.

© Nigel Voaden | Macaulay LibrarySinaloa, April 15, 2015
Cordilleran Flycatcher

Breeds in dry evergreen and mixed forests in interior western North America, mainly along the Rocky Mountains.

© Noreen Baker | Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 01, 2016
Cordilleran Flycatcher

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 19, 2006
Cordilleran Flycatcher

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 19, 2006
Cordilleran Flycatcher

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 19, 2006
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Adult Description

  • Small flycatcher.
  • Prominent pale yellowish eyering and wingbars.
  • Back greenish brown.
  • Underparts yellowish.

Immature Description

Similar to adult, but wingbars more buffy.
Relative Size

Relative Sizesparrow or smallersparrow-sized or smaller
Measurements
  • Both Sexes
    • Length: 5.5-6.7 in (14-17 cm)
    • Weight: 0.4-0.5 oz (11-13 g)
    • Wingspan: 8.7 in (22 cm)

Species in This Family

Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family:Tyrannidae)

Northern Beardless-TyrannuletNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Olive-sided FlycatcherOlive-sided Flycatcher
Greater PeweeGreater Pewee
Western Wood-PeweeWestern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-PeweeEastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherYellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian FlycatcherAcadian Flycatcher
Alder FlycatcherAlder Flycatcher
Willow FlycatcherWillow Flycatcher
Least FlycatcherLeast Flycatcher
Hammond's FlycatcherHammond's Flycatcher
Gray FlycatcherGray Flycatcher
Dusky FlycatcherDusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope FlycatcherPacific-slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran FlycatcherCordilleran Flycatcher
Buff-breasted FlycatcherBuff-breasted Flycatcher
Black PhoebeBlack Phoebe
Eastern PhoebeEastern Phoebe
Say's PhoebeSay's Phoebe
Vermilion FlycatcherVermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated FlycatcherAsh-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested FlycatcherGreat Crested Flycatcher
Great KiskadeeGreat Kiskadee
Tropical KingbirdTropical Kingbird
Couch's KingbirdCouch's Kingbird
Cassin's KingbirdCassin's Kingbird
Western KingbirdWestern Kingbird
Eastern KingbirdEastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherScissor-tailed Flycatcher

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