Field Guide to Birds of North America
La Sagra's Flycatcher
General
La Sagra's Flycatcher: Medium-sized flycatcher with gray-brown upperparts, slight crest, and white underparts with pale yellow wash on belly and undertail coverts. Wings have two white bars and contrasting dark brown primaries with rufous edging. Tail is long and dark with rufous edges on outer tail feathers. Sexes are similar.
Range and Habitat
La Sagra's Flycatcher: Caribbean native; casual to accidental in Florida, accidental in Alabama. Inhabits woodlands and forests where trees are large enough for nesting holes.
Voice Text
"wink, wink"
Interesting Facts
A group of flycatchers has many collective nouns, including an "outfield", "swatting", "zapper", and "zipper" of flycatchers.
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Family
Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
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Species
Myiarchus sagrae
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Length8
Inches
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Wingspan12
Inches
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La Sagra's Flycatcher
La Sagra's Flycatcher: Medium flycatcher, gray-brown upperparts, slight crest, white underparts with pale yellow wash on belly, undertail coverts. Wings have two white bars, dark brown primaries with rufous edging. Long, dark tail has rufous edges on outer feathers. Black legs, feet.
● Song: "wink, wink"
● Foraging & Feeding: La Sagra's Flycatcher: Eats insects, fruits, and berries. Hawks flying insects beneath tree crowns.
● Breeding & nesting: La Sagra's Flycatcher: Three to five white eggs marked with red brown, purple and black are laid in a natural cavity or abandoned woodpecker hole lined with grass, weeds, hair, feathers, and twigs. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
● Similar species: La Sagra's Flycatcher: Ash-throated Flycatcher is larger, has more rufous on tail, slightly brighter yellow belly, and different voice.
Flight Pattern
Weak fluttering flight with swallow wing beats.
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BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
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PopulationCasual to accidental
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MigrationNonmigratory
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Weight0.6
Ounces
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