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Location: Banning Park, Wilmington, California.

Tyrannus crassirostris

[edit] Identification

Greyish-brown upperparts, dark grey-brown head, blackish mask and yellow crown patch. Large, thick, black bill. Whitish throat and breast. Yellowish belly and undertail coverts. Slightly forked, grey-brown tail with cinnamon-brown edges. Juvenile: upperparts browner than adult, underparts brighter yellow than adult.

[edit] Distribution

United States and Mexico. Winters south to Guatemala.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Streamside growth, sycamore canyons.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes flying insects, beetles, cicadas, grasshoppers, and bumble bees.

The cup shaped nest is made from twigs, grass, and plant stems and is built in a sycamore or cottonwood. 3-4 white eggs with brown spots are laid and are incubated by the female for 18-20 days.

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