Length: 5.5 inches | Wingspan: 8.5 inches | Seasonality: Migrant |
ID Keys: Yellow wash on throat and belly, obvious wing-bars, olive-colored upperparts, wide yellow eye ring. |
The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is one of the smallest of the
Empidonax flycatchers to migrate through the state. While most Empidonax
flycatchers are very difficult to identify, the Yellow-bellied is the only one
in the eastern U.S. with a yellow throat. It is normally found as a
migrant in eastern South Dakota, but the similar Cordilleran Flycatcher is
sometimes found in the extreme western part of the state. It can often be
lured closer to a birder's location as it responds to various "pishing"
or squeaking sounds.
2) US Forest Service - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Conservation Assessment
3) Audubon Guide - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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South Dakota Status: Rare migrant in the eastern part of the state, accidental in the west. |