Another Nebraska flycatcher? (1 Viewer)

Brian Hubbs

Bird Photographer - Species: 374

• Jun 6, 2016

• #1

Valentine Nebraska 2 weeks ago. I'm leaning toward yellow-bellied...any thoughts?

 

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KGS

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2016

• #2

Great Crested Flycatcher

 

Brian Hubbs

Bird Photographer - Species: 374

• Jun 6, 2016

• #3

Thanks for responding. Can you elaborate why you think so? It has a mostly brown head, instead of gray. Is there something else that screams great crested rather than yellow-bellied? I'm tryin' to learn here...

 

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KGS

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2016

• #4

A lot of rufous in tail and wing & lower mandible mainly pale

 

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Brian Hubbs

Bird Photographer - Species: 374

• Jun 6, 2016

• #5

Thank you. I think you are right. Anyone else agree or disagree?

 

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Kratter

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2016

• #6

Absolutely Great Crested

Andy

 

howiewu

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2016

• #7

This is an Myiachus not an Empidonax, so that rules out Yellow-bellied. Based on range, it can only be Great Crested.

 

tril42

Suzanne Britton

• Jun 6, 2016

• #8

Photo of a Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher for comparison:

http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/...65582364&commonname=Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

 

Brian Hubbs

Bird Photographer - Species: 374

• Jun 7, 2016

• #9

Well, that photo looks like a lot of my Flycatcher pics...LOL I give up...