Yucatan Flycatcher
Myiarchus yucatanensis
The Yucatan Flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 20 g. The Yucatan flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Yucatan Flycatcher
The Yucatan flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.
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How to identify it
The Yucatan flycatcher is 17.5 to 19 cm (6.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 19 to 23 g (0.67 to 0.81 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a crown whose feathers have dark brown centers and wide rufescent edges; the feathers form a crest. They have grayish lores and half ring under the eye on an otherwise darker gray face. Their upperparts are olive-green with a rufous tinge on the uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly brown with wide rufous outer edges on the primaries and pale grayish white outer edges on the other flight feathers. Voice: The Yucatan flycatcher's dawn song is "a pleasant whistled wuueeee! or a more drawn-out wuuueeeep!". Its calls include "a more agitated wee'wee'wee'wee'wee'weeeur and a prrrrrt".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Yucatan Flycatcher?
- The Yucatan flycatcher is 17.5 to 19 cm (6.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 19 to 23 g (0.67 to 0.81 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Yucatan Flycatcher?
- The Yucatan Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.
- Where can you see a Yucatan Flycatcher?
- The Yucatan Flycatcher occurs in 3 countries, including Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
- What birds look similar to a Yucatan Flycatcher?
- The Yucatan Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Galapagos Flycatcher, the Apical Flycatcher and the Stolid Flycatcher.
- Is the Yucatan Flycatcher endangered?
- The Yucatan Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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