Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
Photo © Abby Darrah
Photo © Abby Darrah — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #345691969The Lesser Antillean flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi) 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. == Taxonomy and systematics == The Lesser Antillean flycatcher has these four subspecies: M. o. berlepschii Cory, 1888 M. o. oberi Lawrence, 1877 M. o. sclateri Lawrence, 1879 M. o. sanctaeluciae Hellmayr & Seilern, 1915 At various times some authors have assigned M. o. sclateri as a subspecies of the stolid flycatcher (M. stolidus) and M. o. sanctaeluciae as a subspecies of the brown-crested flycatcher (M. tyrannulus). == Description == 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. The wing's greater…
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