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Western Flycatcher

Empidonax difficilis

The Western Flycatcher is a small bird that loves to catch insects in mid-air. With its cheerful song, it can be found flitting around trees and bushes, making it a delightful sight in nature.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Western Flycatcher has an olive-green back and a yellowish wash on its belly. It is distinguished by a prominent, pale, teardrop-shaped eye-ring and two buffy wing bars, making it blend well with leafy environments.

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Western Flycatcher

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Despite their tiny size, Western Flycatchers make long migrations every year.

Some flycatchers return to the exact same nesting spot year after year.

Their nests are often so well-hidden, they might even be lined with soft spiderwebs!

They can twist and turn mid-air to catch the fastest flying insects with ease!

Habilidades especiales

Western Flycatcher can snatch flying insects right out of the air because of its agile flight and quick reflexes.

Western Flycatcher has subtle olive-green and yellow feathers that help it blend perfectly into leafy forest canopies.

Western Flycatcher can use a distinctive 'ps-SEET' song to communicate with others and mark its territory in dense woodlands.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 13-17 cm
Envergadura: 20-23 cm
Peso: 0.008-0.012 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-7 años
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-5
Incubación: 14-15 días
Distancia de migración: 3000 km

Dieta y alimentación

This little bird mostly eats flying insects that it catches skillfully in the air.

Alimentos principales

Flies
Wasps
Beetles
Moths
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

shelters

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Provides nesting sites and perches for hunting.

eats

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

A common flying insect prey item.

hunts

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma

A small owl that preys on songbirds.

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Forages on ants found on tree branches.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.