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Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaiusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Piratic Flycatcher Breeding Male Portrait
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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.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"whiye'eee", "pee-e-e-e", "titititi", "pee-de-de-de"

Interesting Facts

 The Piratic flycatcher was first described in 1818 by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot, the French ornithologist.

 It gets its name from its habit of appropriating nests of other bird species, even those in use.

 A group of flycatchers has many collective nouns, including an "outfield", "swatting", "zapper", and "zipper" of flycatchers.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Legatus leucophaius
Length6 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Piratic Flycatcher

Piratic Flycatcher: Small olive-brown flycatcher has brown crown, white face with dark eye-line and moustache stripe, white throat shading to pale yellow on belly, and faint dark streaks on breast, sides. Dark wings have two bars; pale feather edges. Dark tail has pale feather edges.

● Song: "whiye'eee", "pee-e-e-e", "titititi", "pee-de-de-de"

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

● Breeding & 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.

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

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flight with swallow wing beats.
Piratic Flycatcher Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Piratic Flycatcher: Breeds from southeast Mexico to northwest Ecuador. Spends winters in South America. Frequents open country with scattered trees and forest edges.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight1 Ounces