Breeding Location:
Forests, coniferous, Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees, Desert, Desert, semi
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Fairly common
Egg Color:
White to buff with brown and lavender blotches.
Number of Eggs:
3 - 6
Incubation Days:
13 - 15
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with plant fibers, animal hair, feathers, and often adds snakeskin.
Migration:
Migratory
Recommended Products:
General
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Medium-sized flycatcher with olive-brown upperparts, yellow underparts, and pale gray throat. Bill is long, stout, and solid black. Wings have rufous patches. Tail is long and rufous. Sexes are similar.
Range and Habitat
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Breeds from southern California, southern Nevada, central Arizona, and southern Texas southward. Spends winters mainly south of the U.S.-Mexico border; few winter in southern Florida. Preferred habitats include arid lands in areas with cacti or large trees.
Breeding and Nesting
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Three to six white to buff eggs with brown and lavender blotches are laid in a nest lined with feathers, fibers, and hairs, and built in a tree cavity, cactus, or on a fence post. Incubation ranges from 13 to 15 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Feeds on insects, berries, and other fruits; has been observed eating hummingbirds.
Readily Eats
Meal Worms
Vocalization
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Song is a "come HERE, come HERE", a sharp "wit", or "way-burg".
Similar Species
Brown-crested Flycatcher: Great Crested has darker gray throat and breast and rust-brown tail. Ash-throated has paler yellow underparts and rust-brown tail.
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