Yucatan Flycatcher
Photo © Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil
Photo © Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #253313458The Yucatan flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. == Taxonomy and systematics == The Yucatan flycatcher was originally described with its current binomial Myiarchus yucatanensis. It has three subspecies, the nominate M. y. yucatanensis (Lawrence, 1871), M. y. lanyoni (Parkes & Phillips, AR, 1967), and M. y. navai (Parkes, 1982). == Description == 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. Their greater and median wing coverts have pale gray tips that form indistinct wing bars. Their tail is mostly brown with rufous inner webs on the…
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