Puerto Rican Flycatcher
Photo © Wes Gapp
Photo © Wes Gapp — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #125192150The Puerto Rican flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Puerto Rico, the American Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. == Taxonomy and systematics == The Puerto Rican flycatcher was formally described by Dr. Henry Bryant as Tyrannus antillarum. Curiously, Bryant listed it under the subheading "Myiarchus", the genus to which it was later transferred. During the first half of the twentieth century many authors treated it as a subspecies of the stolid flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus). The Puerto Rican flycatcher is one of 22 species in genus Myiarchus. It is monotypic. The local name for the Puerto Rican flycatcher is juí, and it is "traditionally considered a harbinger of both good and bad news". == Description == The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark sooty brown crown that forms a crest. Their face is lighter sooty brown. Their upperparts are olive-brown. Their wings are mostly olive-brown with cinnamon-buff edges on the inner webs of the flight feathers. Their tail…
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