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Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Codes: Common Name: BCFL Scientific Name: MYITYR ITIS Taxonomic No.: 178312

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: Gray
Cere color: No Data

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Topo Map: Perching-like Body

Length Range: 22 cm (8.75 in)
Weight: 43 g (1.5 oz)
Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color: Brown, Gray, Yellow, Olive
Underparts: Yellow
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Buoyant flight with steady fast wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 33 cm (13 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray tipped with red-brown.
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Black

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Brown-crested Flycatcher

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. Legs and feet are black. Direct flight with rapid wing beats. Hovers and dips for prey.

● Song: "come HERE- come HERE", " whit-will-do, whit-will-do", "wit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brown-crested Flycatcher: Feeds on insects, berries, and other fruits; has been observed eating hummingbirds.

● Breeding & 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.

● 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.

Flight Pattern

Buoyant flight with steady fast wing beats.

● Range & 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.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationFairly common

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight1.5 Ounces

Perching-like Head

Perching-like Body

Perching-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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Brown-crested Flycatcher

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