24 May, 2010

Great Crested Flycatcher


Scientific Name: Myiarchus crinitus

Population Estimate: 7.5M, Least Concern status

Range / Habitat: Temperate forests in eastern North America in summer, from Yucatan Peninsula to northern South America in winter.Their breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed forests across eastern North America and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent

Field Notes: Large flycatcher with grey head, prominent crest and yellow belly. Rufous patches in wings. All adults are brownish-olive on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have a long rusty brown tail and a bushy crest. Their throat and breast are grey.

Personal Notes: A very welcome sight in Minnesota in the spring of 2014. 

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