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| − | [[Image:Brown-crested_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Leslie <br> | + | [[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''' | ||
| + | ==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]]. | |
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==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> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Riparian woodlands, saguaro cactus desert, dry forest and gardens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects and fruit. | The diet includes insects and fruit. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | It builds its nest in a tree cavity | + | It builds its nest in a tree cavity. The clutch consists of 2-3 purple-marked cream eggs. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
| − | + | #Wikipedia | |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Myiarchus | + | {{GSearch|"Myiarchus tyrannulus" {{!}} "Brown-crested Flycatcher" {{!}} "Wied's Crested Flycatcher"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myiarchus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myiarchus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:03, 21 October 2023
- 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 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-crested_Flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
