Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Photo Gallery
Small, compact flycatcher. Yellowish olive overall with a strong white eyering and two whitish wingbars.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 04, 2018Small, compact flycatcher. Yellowish olive overall with a strong white eyering and two whitish wingbars.
© Sue Barth / Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 29, 2014Sings an abrupt and somewhat hoarse che-lek.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 23, 2011Not all videos have soundBreeds in boreal evergreen forests and peatlands. Found in the understory of deciduous forests during migration. Note white eyering and yellow wash across belly.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 21, 2012Small flycatcher with a slightly peaked head. Yellow-olive above and yellowish below, but some worn birds may lack yellow wash below.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 05, 2016Flies out to grab insects from foliage or in midair sometimes returning to the same perch, a foraging behavior called flycatching.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 25, 2011Not all videos have soundCompact flycatcher with a white eyering and two white wingbars (but note that young birds can have yellowish wingbars).
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 26, 2013Often perches relatively still, only looking around with quick movements of the head.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 25, 2011Not all videos have soundSmall, compact flycatcher that is yellow olive overall with a white eyering and whitish wingbars.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 23, 2011Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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