A small flycatcher with bright yellow belly. Boreal forest specialist.
§ Quick facts
§ Encyclopedia
The yellow-bellied flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.
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§ Identification
Field marks. Small flycatcher washed yellow over the entire underparts (including the throat), with a bold yellowish eye ring, olive back, and two pale wing bars.
Similar species. Other Empidonax show whiter throats; the extensively yellow underparts including the throat help, but voice is most reliable.
Voice. A soft, plaintive, rising 'chu-wee' or 'tu-wee', like a sad question.
§ Diet & behavior
Diet. Flying insects caught on the wing.
Behavior. A shy Empidonax of cool northern spruce bogs; forages low in mossy, shaded understory and is most easily found by its distinctive call.
§ Range
Boreal Canada in summer; winters Central America
§ Habitat
Boreal forests, peat bogs
§ Threats
Boreal forest loss.
§ Conservation status
According to the IUCN Red List, the yellow-bellied flycatcher is currently classified as Least Concern.
§ What helps
Support boreal forest conservation.
§ Further reading
- Wikipedia — Yellow-bellied flycatcher
- www.allaboutbirds.org — authoritative profile of Empidonax flaviventris
- IUCN Red List — search for Empidonax flaviventris
- GBIF occurrence records
- Encyclopedia of Life — Empidonax flaviventris
§ Sources cited
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology — All About Birds
- National Audubon Society
- iNaturalist
- IUCN Red List
