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Myiarchus tyrannulus

(Müller, 1776)

Brown-crested Flycatcher

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100678
Element CodeABPAE43080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusMyiarchus
Other Common Names
Maria-de-Asa-Ferrugem (PT) Papamoscas Tirano, Burlisto Cola Castaña (ES) Tyran de Wied (FR)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Some authors consider the Middle American group to be a full species, M. magister (Wied's Flycatcher), distinct from South American M. tyrannulus; some consider populations from the Pacific slope of north Central America as a distinct species, M. brachyurus (Ometepe Flycatcher) (AOU 1998). Constitutes a superspecies with M. nugator of the Lesser Antilles (AOU 1998).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-12-02
Change Date1996-12-02
Range Extent Comments
BREEDS: southeastern California, extreme southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, southern Texas, south to northern Argentina. NORTHERN WINTER: primarily from northern Mexico south through breeding range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open woodland, situations with scattered trees, plantations, riparian woodland, second growth, scrub and mangroves, primarily in arid or semi-arid habitats (AOU 1983). Saguaro desert (locally), lower elevations of moumtain woodlands. Nests in a natural tree cavity or abandoned woodpecker hole, 1.5-9 m above ground (Harrison 1978, Terres 1980).

Reproduction

Clutch size is 3-6, typically 5 (Terres 1980).
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodShrubland/chaparralSavannaDesertSuburban/orchard
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4B
ProvinceRankNative
TexasS4BYes
NevadaS3BYes
ArizonaS4Yes
CaliforniaS3Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
New MexicoS3B,S4NYes
UtahS1BYes
Roadless Areas (12)
Arizona (11)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (23)
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