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Introduction
What the Dusky Flycatcher Looks Like
The Dusky Flycatcher has overall_color color of greenish-olive and olive-grey and yellowish.
The Dusky Flycatcher has above_color color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has head color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has face color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has below_color color of olive-grey and yellowish.
The Dusky Flycatcher has undertail color of olive-grey.
The Dusky Flycatcher has back color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has bill color of brownish.
The Dusky Flycatcher has wing color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has belly color of yellowish.
The Dusky Flycatcher has tail color of greenish-olive.
The Dusky Flycatcher has chest color of olive-grey.
The Dusky Flycatcher has leg color of brownish.
The Dusky Flycatcher has neck color of olive-grey.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Dusky Flycatcher
The length of the Dusky Flycatcher is from 5.1 inches to 6.0 inches (13.0 cm to 15.2 cm).
The weight of the Dusky Flycatcher is from 0.3 ounces to 0.4 ounces (8.5 grams to 11.3 grams).
The wingspan of the Dusky Flycatcher is from 7.9 inches to 9.1 inches (20.1 cm to 23.1 cm).
Pictures of the Dusky Flycatcher
Feeding Behavior of the Dusky Flycatcher
forages by keeping watch on a perch that is exposed (typically on a dead branch), then flying out to catch insects, usually in the air.
To catch insects near leaves or bark, it occasionally lowers to the ground or hovers there.
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What the Dusky Flycatcher Likes to Eat
The Dusky Flycatcher feeds on the following:
- insects (moths, bees, wasps, grasshoppers, damselflies, caterpillars, butterflies)
Where To Find the Dusky Flycatcher
You can find the Dusky Flycatcher in the following habitats:
- trees
- low bushes
- open conifer forest
- deciduous shrubs
- brushy slopes
- taller trees
- foothills (migration)
- mountain chaparral (breeding)