The Least Flycatcher [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Least Flycatcher Looks Like

The Least Flycatcher has overall_color color of greyish-olive and white and dusky and yellow.

The Least Flycatcher has above_color color of greyish-olive and white.

The Least Flycatcher has head color of greyish-olive.

The Least Flycatcher has face color of greyish-olive.

The Least Flycatcher has below_color color of dusky and yellow.

The Least Flycatcher has back color of greyish-olive.

The Least Flycatcher has bill color of brownish.

The Least Flycatcher has wing color of greyish-olive and white.

The Least Flycatcher has belly color of yellow.

The Least Flycatcher has tail color of greyish-olive.

The Least Flycatcher has eyering color of white.

The Least Flycatcher has chest color of dusky.

The Least Flycatcher has leg color of blackish.

The Least Flycatcher has neck color of dusky.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Least Flycatcher

The length of the Least Flycatcher is from 4.7 inches to 5.5 inches (11.9 cm to 14.0 cm).

The weight of the Least Flycatcher is from 0.3 ounces to 0.5 ounces (8.5 grams to 14.2 grams).

The wingspan of the Least Flycatcher is 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).

Pictures of the Least Flycatcher

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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Hello and welcome back! by DanielaC173, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by Fyn Kynd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by Fyn Kynd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Willow flycatcher by USFWS Pacific, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Least Flycatcher
female Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Least Flycatcher
female Least Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Least Flycatcher

watches prey from a perch and flies out to capture insects while foraging.

frequently perches in middle to lower levels of trees, in relatively open areas, on dead twigs.

most insects are caught in midair.

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What the Least Flycatcher Likes to Eat

The Least Flycatcher feeds on the following:

  • insects (small wasps, winged ants, beetles, caterpillars, midges, and flies, true bugs, grasshoppers)
  • spiders
  • berries.

Where To Find the Least Flycatcher

You can find the Least Flycatcher in the following habitats:

  • Open woods
  • aspen groves
  • orchards
  • shade trees.