Breeding Location:
Mountains, Desert, Desert, semi, Scrub vegetation areas
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Fairly common
Egg Color:
White with brown, lavender and olive gray marks
Number of Eggs:
4 - 5
Incubation Days:
14
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with weeds, feathers, grass, twigs, bark strips, hair, plant fibers, and leaves.
Migration:
Migratory
Recommended Products:
General
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Small Myiarchus flycatcher with olive-brown upperparts, white and red-edged wing feathers, and rufous tail. Throat and breast are pale gray and belly is pale yellow.
Range and Habitat
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Breeds in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Spends winters south of the U.S.-Mexico border and in the tropics. Scrub oak thickets and canyon growth are preferred habitats.
Breeding and Nesting
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Four or five white eggs, marked with brown, lavender, olive and gray, are laid in a tree cavity lined with weeds, feathers, grass, twigs, bark strips, hair, plant fibers, and leaves. Eggs are incubated for approximately 14 days by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Eats insects and some fruits and berries. Forages in the air or on the ground; watches for prey while perching.
Readily Eats
Meal Worms
Vocalization
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Song is a plaintive "pee-ur", rising and then falling in pitch, followed by a soft "huit." Call note is a soft "huit."
Similar Species
Dusky-capped Flycatcher: Great Crested and Brown-crested flycatchers are larger with longer, thicker bills; Great Crested also has a darker gray throat and breast, and more rust-brown on tail. Ash-throated Flycatcher has paler yellow underparts and more rust-brown on tail.
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