Bird name:

Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Code 4

PIFL

Code 6

LEGLEU

ITIS

560747

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Egg Color:

Gray brown eggs with brown blotches

Number of Eggs:

2 - 3

Incubation Days:

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Lined with dead leaves.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Piratic Flycatcher: Small flycatcher with olive-brown upperparts, dark brown crown with a concealed yellow patch, dull white face with thick dark eye-line and moustache stripe, white throat shading to pale yellow on belly, and indistinct dark streaks on breast and sides. Wings are dark with two bars; feather edges are pale. Tail is dark with pale feather edges. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

Piratic Flycatcher: Breeds from southeast Mexico to northwest Ecuador. Spends winters in South America. Frequents open country with scattered trees and forest edges.

Breeding and Nesting

Piratic Flycatcher: Two or three gray-brown eggs blotched with brown are laid in a closed nest taken from other birds by harassment; throws out eggs or nestlings if present. Stolen nests are lined with dead leaves.

Foraging and Feeding

Piratic Flycatcher: Feeds on insects during the breeding season; eats fruits at other times.

Readily Eats

Meal Worms

Vocalization

Piratic Flycatcher: Song is a loud, clear, shrill, and ringing "whiye'eee" or "pee-e-e-e" often followed by 3 to 4 shorter lower "titititi" or "pee-de-de-de" notes. Alarm call is a short, deep, rather mellow "dee", rapidly repeated.

Similar Species

Piratic Flycatcher: Ash-throated Flycatcher is larger and lacks streaks on breast and sides.

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Crown

The crown is the top part of the birds head.

Face

The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.

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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