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Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
Yucatán FlycatcherMyiarchus yucatanensis
Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 205,073 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 64,857 |
| California | 7,429 |
| Nevada | 1,856 |
| New Mexico | 1,657 |
| Utah | 1,031 |
| Mexico | 1,030 |
| Arizona | 993 |
| Louisiana | 411 |
| Brazil | 280 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Myiarchus Flycatchers · Myiarchus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Brown-crested Flycatcher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.