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Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Empidonax fulvifronsOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Breeding Location:

Montane and foothill woodlands



Breeding Type:

Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Very restricted range in SW U.S.



Egg Color:

Creamy white



Number of Eggs:

3 - 5



Incubation Days:

14 - 16



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Bits of leaves and small roots held together with spiderwebs.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Smallest Empidonax flycatcher; fresh adult has gray-brown upperparts and pale underparts washed with yellow and cinnamon. White eyering is distinct; two wingbars are white. Short bill with black upper mandible and yellow to pink lower mandible. Legs and feet are gray-black.

Range and Habitat

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Found in open pine-oak woodlands in the mountains of southeastern Arizona, rarely found in extreme southwestern New Mexico.

Breeding and Nesting

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Three to five creamy white eggs laid in cup nest made of spiderwebs and bits of plant material located about 20 feet high against trunk of trees. Female incubates for 14-16 days. Both parents feed young until they leave the nest at 15-17 days old.

Foraging and Feeding

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Sits on exposed branches and stems, darting out in short flights to catch flying insects. May occasionally drop to ground to grab insect.

Vocalization

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Soft "pit" call. Song is "chee-lick" or "chee-lick-chou."

Similar Species

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: The larger Cordilleran Flycatcher lacks the brown tones and has more olive-green color. Also has a yellow belly.

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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Empidonax fulvifrons
Length5 Inches
Wingspan7.75 Inches

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Smallest Empidonax flycatcher; fresh adult has gray-brown upperparts and pale underparts washed with yellow and cinnamon. White eyering is distinct; two wingbars are white. Short bill with black upper mandible and yellow to pink lower mandible. Legs and feet are gray-black.

● Song: "pit", "chee-lick", "chee-lick-chou"

● Foraging & Feeding: Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Sits on exposed branches and stems, darting out in short flights to catch flying insects. May occasionally drop to ground to grab insect.

● Breeding & nesting: Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Three to five creamy white eggs laid in cup nest made of spiderwebs and bits of plant material located about 20 feet high against trunk of trees. Female incubates for 14-16 days. Both parents feed young until they leave the nest at 15-17 days old.

● Similar species: Buff-breasted Flycatcher: The larger Cordilleran Flycatcher lacks the brown tones and has more olive-green color. Also has a yellow belly.

Flight Pattern

Short repeated flights from exposed branches to catch flying insects.
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Buff-breasted Flycatcher: Found in open pine-oak woodlands in the mountains of southeastern Arizona, rarely found in extreme southwestern New Mexico.
BreedingSolitary nester
PopulationVery restricted range in SW U.S.
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces