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Photo by Bjorn Svensson
Photo taken: Costa Rica

Myiarchus nuttingi

[edit] Identification

18-19 cm. Olive brown upperparts, darker head and short crest. Grey breast, pale yellow belly, brown tail feathers and wings have rufous outer webs and there are two dull wing bars. The sexes are similar.

[edit] Similar Species

Yellowish edging to secondaries help separate this species from similar Ash-throated Flycatcher.

[edit] Distribution

Western Mexico to North West Costa Rica.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Semi arid desert scrub and tropical deciduous forest

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is built in a tree cavity or similar hole and the normal clutch is 3-5 eggs.

It is primarily an insectivore which catches its prey by flycatching amongst the undergrowth, but it will also take berries.

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