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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 Leslie <br> | + | ;[[:Category:Myiarchus|Myiarchus]] tyrannulus |
+ | '''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 | ||
+ | *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<br /> | ||
+ | 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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ''' | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
+ | 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> | ||
+ | :*South-western [[US]] through western [[Mexico]] to Oaxaca; Tres Marías Islands | ||
+ | *''M. t. cooperi'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Texas]] through eastern [[Mexico]] to [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]] and [[Honduras]] | ||
+ | *''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'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]], northern [[Argentina]] and northern [[Brazil]]; [[Trinidad]] | ||
+ | *''M. t. bahiae'': | ||
+ | :*Northern and eastern [[Brazil]] (Amapá to São Paulo) and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | ||
+ | An additional subspecies ''M.T. nelsoni'' is generally considered invalid <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
+ | ==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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myiarchus+tyrannulus}} | {{GSearch|Myiarchus+tyrannulus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myiarchus]] |
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 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-crested_Flycatcher