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The flammulated flycatcher is approximately 6 to 6.5 inches (15 to 17 centimetres) in length and has a chunky body. Adult males and females are similar in plumage, with each possessing olive to a worn gray-brown upperparts and head. A whitish supraloral stripe and crescent are behind the bird's eyes. It also has a dusky lore. The throat is whitish and the chest is a pale gray with inconspicuous dusky streaking, while the belly and undertail coverts are a pale yellow. Additionally, this species has dark brown, well-rounded wings with pale cinnamon-edged coverts and remiges. Voice: The flammulated flycatcher mostly sings from April to August, which includes its breeding season, and tends to remain hidden while singing. The song of the flycatcher is a plaintive whistle followed by a short but quick roll. It can also give a plaintive and slurred chew call, which is often sung three to five times in a descending series, as well as a squeaky chatter.
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When to see the Flammulated Flycatcher
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Where to see the Flammulated Flycatcher
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About the Flammulated Flycatcher
The flammulated flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Deltarhynchus but was moved to the genus Ramphotrigon based on genetic analysis. It is endemic to the dry deciduous forest, arid thorn forest, and scrubby woodland of Mexico’s Pacific coast. The flycatcher is an olive to gray-brown bird with a streaked, pale gray chest, white throat, black bill, dark gray feet, and dark brown wings. It is a skulking bird that typically remains hidden in the underbrush. It feeds by gleaning insects off of leaves and twigs that it spots from an exposed perch. The female lays approximately three eggs in a nest made in a shallow tree cavity.
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Easily confused with
Dusky-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon fuscicaudaThe dusky-tailed flatbill is 15.5 to 16.5 cm (6.1 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 16.5 to 20.5 g (0.58 to 0.72 oz).
Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficaudaThe rufous-tailed flatbill is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 17 to 26 g (0.60 to 0.92 oz).
Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumThe large-headed flatbill is 12.5 to 13.2 cm (4.9 to 5.2 in) long and weighs 13 to 15 g (0.46 to 0.53 oz).
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