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What the Short-crested Flycatcher sounds like
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The short-crested flycatcher is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 21 to 34 g (0.74 to 1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. f. ferox have a smoky brown crown and upperparts; the crown has a slight crest. Their face is otherwise gray. Their wings are mostly dark brown with whitish yellow to grayish outer webs on the tertials. The wing's greater and median coverts have wide paler fuscous brown tips that show as two wing bars. Their tail is dark smoky brown with rufous edges on the feathers that quickly wear away. Voice: The short-crested flycatcher's song, given both at dawn and during the day, is "hort, slowly vibrato-modulated whistles given infrequently". It has also been described as a "short, fine prrrrih trill". Its calls include "rasping whistles, hiccups, and sometimes strident rattles".
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When to see the Short-crested Flycatcher
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Short-crested Flycatcher
The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Short-crested Flycatcher
The short-crested flycatcher is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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Easily confused with
Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesThe pale-edged flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 22 to 31 g (0.78 to 1.1 oz).
Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniSwainson's flycatcher is 19.5 to 21 cm (7.7 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 21 to 38 g (0.74 to 1.3 oz).
Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarumThe Puerto Rican flycatcher is about 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 20.5 to 27.5 g (0.72 to 0.97 oz).
Side by side: Ash-throated Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher · Dusky-capped Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher · Brown-crested Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher · Short-crested Flycatcher vs Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet · Cinnamon Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher · Pale-edged Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher · Short-crested Flycatcher vs Swainson's Flycatcher · Puerto Rican Flycatcher vs Short-crested Flycatcher
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