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Yucatan flycatcher

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Yucatan flycatcher
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M. yucatanensis
Binomial name
Myiarchus yucatanensis
Lawrence, 1871

The Yucatan flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.

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 forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  • BirdLife species factsheet for Myiarchus yucatanensis
  • "Myiarchus yucatanensis". Avibase.
  • "Yucatan flycatcher media". Internet Bird Collection.
  • Yucatan flycatcher photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
  • Yucatan flycatcher species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
  • Interactive range map of Myiarchus yucatanensis at IUCN Red List maps
  • Audio recordings of Yucatan flycatcher on Xeno-canto.
  • Myiarchus yucatanensis in Field Guide: Birds of the World on Flickr