The Great Crested Flycatcher [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Great Crested Flycatcher Looks Like

The Great Crested Flycatcher has overall_color color of reddish-brown and rufous-orange and brownish-grey and yellow and grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has above_color color of reddish-brown and rufous-orange and brownish-grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has head color of brownish-grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has face color of brownish-grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has below_color color of grey and yellow.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has back color of reddish-brown and rufous-orange.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has bill color of brownish.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has wing color of reddish-brown and rufous-orange.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has belly color of yellow.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has tail color of reddish-brown and rufous-orange and brownish-grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has chest color of grey.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has leg color of greyish.

The Great Crested Flycatcher has neck color of grey.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great Crested Flycatcher

The length of the Great Crested Flycatcher is from 6.7 inches to 8.3 inches (17.0 cm to 21.1 cm).

The weight of the Great Crested Flycatcher is from 0.9 ounces to 1.4 ounces (25.5 grams to 39.7 grams).

The wingspan of the Great Crested Flycatcher is 13.4 inches (34.0 cm).

Pictures of the Great Crested Flycatcher

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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, _GTL4759-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great crested flycatcher by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Western Kingbird by Andrew Weitzel, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher by Bernal Saborio G. (berkuspic), from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Great Crested Flycatcher

flies out from a perch to forage for insects.

It can briefly hover while removing insects from leaves or twigs, or it can grab them in midair.

Drops down occasionally to eat food that is on the ground or nearby.

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What the Great Crested Flycatcher Likes to Eat

The Great Crested Flycatcher feeds on the following:

  • insects (caterpillars, moths, butterflies, katydids, tree crickets, beetles, true bugs)
  • spiders
  • small lizards
  • fruits
  • berries

Where To Find the Great Crested Flycatcher

You can find the Great Crested Flycatcher in the following habitats:

  • Woodlands
  • groves
  • edges of forests