Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Empidonax fulvifrons
Perching
Length: 5 in. (13 cm )
This small flycatcher occurs in loose colonies in montane pine-oak woodlands. It forages from low to mid levels of the trees by hawking insects out of the air or occasionally snatching them off of leaves. The nest is cup-shaped and placed on a horizontal branch at mid to high levels in the crotch of a tree. It is constructed from grass, leaves and hair.
The four-digit banding code is BBFL.
Male |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Sex of Bird: Male
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Buff-breasted Flycatcher
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/buff-breasted-flycatcher
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Buff-breasted Flycatcher. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/buff-breasted-flycatcher
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Buff-breasted Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/buff-breasted-flycatcher
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Buff-breasted Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/buff-breasted-flycatcher
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