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Tyrant Flycatchers

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olivflanken-Schnäppertyrann

Contopus cooperi

Tyrant Flycatchers19 photosFirst seen: 12 August 2026
Olive-sided Flycatcher

The Olive-sided Flycatcher is a large, long-winged flycatcher with a dark vest and a pale centre to the breast. It usually hunts from an exposed snag or treetop and returns to the same perch after catching flying insects. The species breeds in conifer forests and recently burned areas across northern and western North America. It migrates to Central and South America for winter. Its population has declined substantially since the 1960s.

ID tip: A large, long-winged flycatcher with a dark vest, a pale centre to the breast and a heavy bill. It often hunts from the exposed top of a snag.
First seen: 12 August 2026 · San Juan Islands · 19 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Length
18–20 cm
Wingspan
32–34 cm
Regional status
Summer visitor (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Open conifer forest, forest edges, burns and wetlands with tall exposed perches
Diet
Flying insects caught in the air
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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Complete photo archiveAll 19 published photographs of this species, including the selected main gallery.Open all 19 photos in the archive →
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