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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TYRANNIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Great Crested Flycatcher Photo

© Cleber

A treetop hunter of deciduous forests and suburban areas, the Great Crested Flycatcher is easier to hear than to see. The only eastern flycatcher that nests in cavities, it often includes snakeskin in the nest lining.

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Appearance

Flycatchers
Flycatchers
Typical Voice

Adult Description

  • Medium-sized songbird; large flycatcher.
  • Bright yellow belly.
  • Cinnamon rufous in wings and tail.
  • Pale wingbars.

Immature Description

Like adult.

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