Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

Myiarchus oberi

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 35 g

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The Lesser Antillean flycatcher is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 21 to 37 g (0.74 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. o. oberi have a dark olive-green crown that forms a crest. Their face is a grayer olive-green. Their upperparts are mostly dark olive-green with rufous edges on the uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly brown with rufous outer edges on the primaries and inner edges of the tertials. The outer edges of the tertials and secondaries are paler rufous. Voice: The Lesser Antillean flycatcher's dawn song "has a relatively long first note followed by two very short notes and a plaintive, lower final note". It also makes "oud, prolonged plaintive whistles and also short whistles".

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When to see the Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

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Where to see the Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

Regular range

The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

The Lesser Antillean flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, Saint Kitts, and Saint Lucia.

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