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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is a small bird with a bright yellow belly and a soft, cheerful song. It loves to flit around in the trees, catching bugs and singing sweetly in the forest.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher has distinct olive-green upperparts and bright yellow underparts, especially on its belly. A prominent white eye-ring and two pale wing bars help distinguish this compact bird. It has a relatively short, broad bill.

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it looks plain, its yellow belly is super bright for a flycatcher!

It waits longer than most birds before migrating back north to breed in spring.

Its favorite places to nest are often spongy mossy bogs deep in the forest!

When resting, its short tail often bobs up and down, a unique little habit!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mid-Air Snapper

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher can snatch insects right out of the air using quick, agile flight bursts for hunting.

Fähigkeit

Forest Camo

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher has olive-green feathers on its back that help it blend perfectly with leafy forest habitats.

Fähigkeit

Melody Marker

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher can be identified by its distinctive "che-bek" call, making it easy to spot with sound.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-15 cm
Flügelspannweite
21-23 cm
Gewicht
0.01-0.014 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-7 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
13-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
4500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

A bug-eating bird that snatches small insects from the air and leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Caterpillars
  • True bugs
  • Small wasps

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

hunts small birds in dense woods

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

preys on eggs and nestlings

hunts

European Crane Fly

Tipula paludosa

snatches flying insects from air

hunts

Small White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

eats adult butterflies and larvae

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

13-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

21-23 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

0.01-0.014 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

3-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

35 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

A bug-eating bird that snatches small insects from the air and leaves.

Wo findet man Yellow-bellied Flycatcher normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?

Ambush

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