Olive-striped Flycatcher
Mionectes olivaceus
The Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 5 countries, weighing about 15 g. The olive-streaked flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Olive-striped Flycatcher
The olive-streaked flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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How to identify it
The olive-streaked flycatcher is 13 cm (5.1 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive face with white streaks and a small triangular white spot behind the eye. Their crown and nape are dark olive and the rest of their upperparts are warm yellow green. Their wings and tail are dusky olive. Their throat and upper breast have dense dark olive and yellowish white streaking with thinner white streaks. Their lower breast and flanks are streaked with dark olive and yellow and their belly is unstreaked yellow. Voice: The olive-streaked flycatcher is mostly silent outside the breeding season. It usually sings the most at dawn, and usually low to the ground in dense vegetation. Its song is an "extremely high-pitched (c 8-10 kHz), prolonged series of extremely fast tinkling notes, descending and ascending in an undulating pattern over the length of the song". Its call is "a very high-pitched (c7.3-9.
What the Olive-striped Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
The Olive-striped Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Olive-striped Flycatcher?
- The olive-streaked flycatcher is 13 cm (5.1 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Olive-striped Flycatcher?
- The Olive-striped Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.
- Where can you see an Olive-striped Flycatcher?
- The Olive-striped Flycatcher occurs in 5 countries, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador.
- What does an Olive-striped Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Olive-striped Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to an Olive-striped Flycatcher?
- The Olive-striped Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Grey-hooded Flycatcher, the McConnell's Flycatcher and the Streak-necked Flycatcher.
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