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, locally in Texas, and into central western Mexico. Spends winters in coastal California or south of the U.S.-Mexico border from central Mexico south into the tropics. Preferred habitats include scrub oak thickets and canyon growths.

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.

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.