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| − | [[Image:Brown-crested_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Leslie|Leslie}} <br />[[Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge]], [[Texas]], April 2004]] | + | [[Image:Brown-crested_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Leslie|Leslie}} <br />[[Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge]], [[Texas]], April 2004]] |
;[[:Category:Myiarchus|Myiarchus]] tyrannulus | ;[[:Category:Myiarchus|Myiarchus]] tyrannulus | ||
'''Includes Wied's Crested Flycatcher''' | '''Includes Wied's Crested Flycatcher''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown-crested_flycatcher_cr_by_costaricafinca.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|costaricafinca|costaricafinca}} <br />Guanacaste, [[Costa Rica]], November 2008]] | ||
19cm | 19cm | ||
*Olive-brown upperparts | *Olive-brown upperparts | ||
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*Short dark crest | *Short dark crest | ||
*Pale wing bars | *Pale wing bars | ||
| − | *Brown tail | + | *Primaries edged rufous but secondaries edged lemon-yellow |
| + | *Brown tail (rufous on inner webs usually visible from underside of tail) | ||
*Large, dark bill<br /> | *Large, dark bill<br /> | ||
Sexes similar | Sexes similar | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| − | [[Ash-throated Flycatcher]] | + | [[Ash-throated Flycatcher]], and especially in southern [[Mexico]], [[Dusky-capped Flycatcher]] and [[Yucatan Flycatcher]] |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southwestern [[United States]] in southeastern corner of [[California]], most of [[Arizona]] and southern [[Texas]]; also rare in [[Nevada]] and [[Utah]] south to northern [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and the Guianas. | Southwestern [[United States]] in southeastern corner of [[California]], most of [[Arizona]] and southern [[Texas]]; also rare in [[Nevada]] and [[Utah]] south to northern [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and the Guianas. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | This is a [[ | + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species which consists of 7 subspecies: |
*''M. t. magister'': '''Wied's Crested Flycatcher'''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | *''M. t. magister'': '''Wied's Crested Flycatcher'''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
:*South-western [[US]] through western [[Mexico]] to Oaxaca; Tres Marías Islands | :*South-western [[US]] through western [[Mexico]] to Oaxaca; Tres Marías Islands | ||
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An additional subspecies ''M.T. nelsoni'' is generally considered invalid <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | An additional subspecies ''M.T. nelsoni'' is generally considered invalid <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Riparian woodlands, saguaro cactus desert, dry forest and gardens. | Riparian woodlands, saguaro cactus desert, dry forest and gardens. | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 14 May 2019
- Myiarchus tyrannulus
Includes Wied's Crested Flycatcher
Identification
19cm
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Yellow underparts
- Pale grey throat and breast
- Short dark crest
- Pale wing bars
- Primaries edged rufous but secondaries edged lemon-yellow
- Brown tail (rufous on inner webs usually visible from underside of tail)
- Large, dark bill
Sexes similar
Similar Species
Ash-throated Flycatcher, and especially in southern Mexico, Dusky-capped Flycatcher and Yucatan Flycatcher
Distribution
Southwestern United States in southeastern corner of California, most of Arizona and southern Texas; also rare in Nevada and Utah south to northern Argentina, Brazil and the Guianas.
Casual to rare vagrant in Louisiana and Florida.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species which consists of 7 subspecies:
- M. t. magister: Wied's Crested Flycatcher[2]
- M. t. cooperi:
- M. t. cozumelae:
- Cozumel Island (off Yucatán Peninsula of eastern Mexico)
- M. t. insularum:
- Utila, Roatán and Bonaca islands (off Honduras)
- M. t. brachyurus:
- Pacific coast of El Salvador to north-western Costa Rica
- M. t. tyrannulus:
- M. t. bahiae:
An additional subspecies M.T. nelsoni is generally considered invalid [2]
Habitat
Riparian woodlands, saguaro cactus desert, dry forest and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and fruit.
Breeding
It builds its nest in a tree cavity. The clutch consists of 2-3 purple-marked cream eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-crested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-crested_Flycatcher
