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Myiarchus
''Myiarchus'' is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. Most species are fairly similar in appearance and are easier to separate by voice than by plumage. ''Myiarchus'' flycatchers are fairly large tyrant-flycatchers at 16–23 cm (6.3–9 in) long. They are all partially crested with a brown to gray back and head, a rufous to blackish tail and yellow to pale underparts (only exception is the rufous flycatcher with rufous underparts). They typically forage by perching on an open branch and looking outward and downward for prey, which primarily consists of insects. Once it spots a potential meal, the flycatcher rapidly and directly flies at the insect, which is normally on the exposed upper surface of a leaf or twig. It hovers briefly before the insect before grabbing it in its beak and flying away to typically a new perch. Taxonomy The genus ''Myiarchus'' was introduced in 1844 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The name combines the Ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrannidae
The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) comprise a Family (biology), family of passerine birds which is found virtually throughout North America, North and South America. It is the world's largest family of birds, with more than 400 species, and is the most Species richness, diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and Canada. The members vary greatly in shape, patterns, size, and colors. Some tyrant flycatchers may superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, which they are named after but are not closely related to. The Tyrannidae is a member of suborder Tyranni (suboscines), a group that lacks the sophisticated vocal capabilities of most other songbirds.del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Christie, D. (editors). (2004) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails''. Lynx Edicions. A number of species previously included in this family are now placed in the family Tityridae (''see Tyrant flycatcher#Systemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash-throated Flycatcher
The ash-throated flycatcher (''Myiarchus cinerascens'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Taxonomy First described in 1851 by George Newbold Lawrence from a specimen collected in western Texas in the United States, the ash-throated flycatcher was initially given the scientific name ''Tyrannula cinerascens''. The species was mistakenly described again in 1851 as ''Tyrannula mexicanus'' — an error that was corrected in 1859 when Philip Lutley Sclater analyzed the tyrant flycatchers known from Mexico and realized that both scientific names referred to the same species. During the same analysis, Slater moved the ash-throated flycatcher from the genus ''Tyrannula'' to its current genus, ''Myiarchus''. In the past, the ash-throated flycatcher has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with Nutting's flycatcher, but there are morphological and vocal differences between the two. There is disagreement as to whether the two species hybridize. The ash-throated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Crested Flycatcher
The great crested flycatcher (''Myiarchus crinitus'') is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus ''Myiarchus'' in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground. Taxonomy The great crested flycatcher was Species description, formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus ''Turdus'' and coined the binomial name ''Turdus crinitus''. The specific epithet ''crinitus'' is Latin and means "long-haired" (from ''crinis'' meaning "hair") Linnaeus based his account on the "crested fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book ''The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands''. Linnaeus specified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yucatan Flycatcher
The Yucatan flycatcher (''Myiarchus yucatanensis'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and the northern bordering parts of Belize and Guatemala. It is a typical ''Myiarchus'' flycatcher; partially crested with a brown to gray back and head, a rufous tail and yellow to pale underparts. It is closely related to and similar in appearance to the dusky-capped flycatcher (''M. tuberculifer''), brown-crested flycatcher (''M. tyrannulus'') and the great crested flycatcher (''M. crinitus''). These species are best distinguished by voice. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s and heavily degraded former forest. References External links * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown-crested Flycatcher
The brown-crested flycatcher (''Myiarchus tyrannulus'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Description Adult brown-crested flycatchers are probably the largest species of the ''Myiarchus'' flycatchers but vary considerably in size across their range, those in ''M. t. tyrannulus'' averaging rather smaller than the largest which are ''M. t. magister''. They vary in length from , averaging around long, and usually average somewhere between , with extreme weighs from around .Cardiff, S. W. and D. L. Dittmann (2020). ''Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)'', version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Brown-crested flycatchers have heavy bills. The upperparts are olive brown, with a darker head and short crest. The breast is grey and the belly is lemon yellow. The brown tail feathers have rufous inner webs, the remiges have rufous outer webs, and there are two dull wing bars. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
The dusky-capped flycatcher (''Myiarchus tuberculifer'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in forest and other woodland from southern Arizona, as well as the Chisos Mountains, Texas, south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad. It is resident in most of its range, but American breeders retreat to Mexico in winter. Adult dusky-capped flycatchers are long and weigh . The upperparts are brown, with a blackish head and short crest. The breast is grey and the belly is bright yellow. The brown tail feathers and wings have paler outer webs. The sexes are similar, but young birds have rufous edgings to the wings and tail. The dusky-capped flycatcher is best separated from other confusingly similar ''Myiarchus'' species by its smaller size, blackish head, and its call, a sorrowful, descending, whistled ' or ''wheeeeeu''. This species is insectivorous and catches its prey by flycatching amongst the middle branches of trees. Fruits such as from gumbo-limbo (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apical Flycatcher
The apical flycatcher (''Myiarchus apicalis'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and arid and semi-arid open areas. Taxonomy The species was first described in 1881 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. The genus name derives the Ancient Greek ''muia'' - fly, and ''arkhos'' - ruler or chief. The species name comes from the Latin ''apical'' - of the point or tip - in reference to the white tips of the bird's tail feathers. The species is monotypic, having no recognized subspecies. Description The apical flycatcher is a typical representative of the Myiarchus flycatchers: a slim, medium-sized bird with few really distinctive features. The bird is 18-19cm in length, with greyish-olive upperparts. The wings are dusky, with whitish fringes to the tertials and coverts showing as two faint wing bars. The crown of the head is brownish-olive. The bird's throat and breast are pale grey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-crested Flycatcher
The short-crested flycatcher (''Myiarchus ferox'') is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Taxonomy The short-crested flycatcher was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the flycatchers in the genus ''Muscicapa'' and coined the binomial name ''Muscicapa ferox''. The specific epithet ''ferox'' is from Latin and means "brave", "wild" or "fierce". Gmelin based his description primarily on "Le tyran de Cayenne" that had been described in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. Brisson had examined both male and female specimens that had been sent to France from Cayenne. The sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
The rufous-tailed flycatcher (''Myiarchus validus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s, and heavily degraded former forest. References External links * * rufous-tailed flycatcher Endemic birds of Jamaica rufous-tailed flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tyrannidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Flycatcher
The Venezuelan flycatcher (''Myiarchus venezuelensis'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It was formerly considered to be a race of the short-crested flycatcher, ''Myiarchus ferox'', but the two species overlap without interbreeding in Venezuela, and the calls are different. It breeds in forest and deciduous woodland in northeastern Colombia, northern Venezuela and Tobago. The nest is built in a tree cavity. Adult Venezuelan flycatchers are 19 cm long and weigh 24.4g. The upperparts are brown, with the head and short crest darker than the back. The breast is grey and the belly is yellow. The brown tail feathers and wings have narrow rufous outer webs. Sexes are similar, but young birds have broader rufous edgings. This species is best separated from other confusingly similar ''Myiarchus'' species by its call, a whistled ''wheeerrrr''. The Venezuelan flycatcher is insectivorous A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rican Flycatcher
The Puerto Rican flycatcher (''Myiarchus antillarum''), or juí is a tyrant flycatcher endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago and one of the 22 species belonging to the genus ''Myiarchus'' of the family Tyrannidae. See also * Fauna of Puerto Rico * List of birds of Puerto Rico * List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico * List of Puerto Rican birds * List of Vieques birds * El Toro Wilderness El Toro Wilderness () is a federally designated National Wilderness Preservation System unit located within El Yunque National Forest (formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest) on the Sierra de Luquillo in eastern Puerto Rico. El Toro, ... References Puerto Rican flycatcher Endemic birds of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican flycatcher Puerto Rican flycatcher {{Tyrannidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
