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Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Brown-crested Flycatcher Head Illustration

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
Brown-crested Flycatcher Body Illustration

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
Brown-crested Flycatcher Flight Illustration

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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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Myiarchus tyrannulus
Length8.75 Inches
Wingspan13 Inches

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.
Brown-crested Flycatcher Body Illustration
● 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