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- Camptostoma imberbe
Identification
4.5 in (11.5 cm)
A tropical flycatcher, in the tyrant flycatcher family.
- Dark brown head with an erectile crest and pale supercilium
- Grey-green upperparts, brown wings with yellow feather-edging and two vague wing bars
- Brown tail, grey throat, yellowish breast and abdomen, orange bill with darker tip
- Sexes are similar
Similar Species
Similar to Empidonax flycatchers, but smaller. In the USA only found in extreme south Texas and southeast Arizona.
Distribution
Southern United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Monotypic
Habitat
Light forests, cultivation and gardens with trees.
Behaviour
- Diet includes insects, spiders and berries.
- Oftens bobs tail up and down
- Call is a descending whistled peer, peer, peer.
Breeding
The domed nest is made of plant fibre or leaves with a side entrance, placed by a tree fork. 2 white eggs, marked with rufous and lilac are laid, and incubated by the female for14-15 days. The young fledge after 17 days.
External Links
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