Austin Texas small/med (1 Viewer)

[PhotoSyko]

Almost looks like an Eastern Phoebe but the beak looks wrong.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

It's one of the Myiarchus flycatchers e.g. Great Crested. It's a tricky ID to work out the exact species though.

 

[FormerMemberfor15years]

I agree with Andrew, as I've seen a bunch of all Texan species in Mexico recently, I would guess a juvenile Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) but I think it will be difficult to reach a positive identification.

 

[rkj]

Either a Great Crested or Brown-crested Flycatcher; a photo, even a poor one, showing the underparts might help.

 

[PhotoSyko]

Thank you both kindly..... I'll go with Juvie Brown Crested....

 

[Microtus]

When was the photo taken? Brown-crested Flycatcher is essentially not reported from/near Austin in August, whereas Great Crested is reported from many locations in Austin in August, according to the eBird species maps.

 

[FormerMemberfor15years]

When was the photo taken? Brown-crested Flycatcher is essentially not reported from/near Austin in August, whereas Great Crested is reported from many locations in Austin in August, according to the eBird species maps.

Isn't Austin the northermost tip of the breeding range ? If it breeds there, I would expect juveniles in August, assuming the photo is recent.

 

[Microtus]

Isn't Austin the northermost tip of the breeding range ? If it breeds there, I would expect juveniles in August, assuming the photo is recent.

It is, but: eBird maps for June for all years show that Brown-crested Flycatcher has been reported from 5 locations in and close to Austin, and not in every year (there are a few more locations for May). Great Crested Flycatcher was reported from many times that number of sites just in June of this year. Great Crested appears to be the more common breeder around Austin.

 

[FormerMemberfor15years]

It is, but: eBird maps for June for all years show that Brown-crested Flycatcher has been reported from 5 locations in and close to Austin, and not in every year (there are a few more locations for May). Great Crested Flycatcher was reported from many times that number of sites just in June of this year. Great Crested appears to be the more common breeder around Austin.

I see, yes, so statistically there's more chances to be a Great Crested. It the area where I bird in Mexico, it is the opposite, Brown-crested is the default one and Great Crested is less common.

 

[peterginsburg]

Status aside, I think this bird can be identified from the photo posted. Great Crested will often show pale at the mandible base but this can't be determined for sure from the photo. However, the prominence and shape of the edging on the inner "tertial" lead me to believe this is a Great Crested. The tapering at the distal end is somewhat less than often observed but still seems to fit the pattern for GCFL.