Special Concern Provincially, Threatened Nationally
Description
• Medium-sized songbird with deep brownish olive-grey feathers along sides and back
• Perches conspicuously at top of tall trees
• Has a loud, three note whistle that sounds like “quick, three beers”
Range
• Breeds in every province and territory except Nunavut
• In Ontario, widely distributed throughout the central and northern areas
Threats
• Habitat loss and degradation
• Decline in insect prey
Protection
• Federally protected under the Species at Risk Act, 2002 and under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
• Not protected under the Endangered Species Act, 2007
Fact
The olive-sided flycatcher has experienced a widespread and constant decline since 1960, with a 79 percent loss from 1968 to 2006.
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