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Grenada Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

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Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Myiarchus nugator

Identification

20 cm

  • Brownish-grey upperparts

Distribution

Caribbean: found from Grenada to St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Tropical lowland evergreen and secondary forests. Also open areas near habitations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of flying insects. They generally return to the same perch.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)

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