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Introduction
What the Brown-crested Flycatcher Looks Like
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has overall_color color of brown and greyish and rufous and yellow.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has above_color color of brown and greyish and rufous.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has head color of brown.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has face color of greyish.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has below_color color of greyish and yellow.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has undertail color of rufous.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has back color of brown.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has bill color of blackish.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has wing color of rufous and brown.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has belly color of yellow.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has tail color of rufous and brown.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has chest color of greyish.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has leg color of blackish.
The Brown-crested Flycatcher has neck color of greyish.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Brown-crested Flycatcher
The length of the Brown-crested Flycatcher is 8.7 inches (22.1 cm).
The weight of the Brown-crested Flycatcher is 1.6 inches (4.1 cm).
The wingspan of the Brown-crested Flycatcher is 13.0 inches (33.0 cm).
Pictures of the Brown-crested Flycatcher
Feeding Behavior of the Brown-crested Flycatcher
primarily forages by taking off from a perch, flying out, and hovering while grabbing insects from vegetation.
catches several insects from branches or in midair as well.
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What the Brown-crested Flycatcher Likes to Eat
The Brown-crested Flycatcher feeds on the following:
- insects (cicadas, grasshoppers, and beetles, dragonflies, praying mantises)
- small lizards, hummingbirds
- fruit
- berries
- fruit of saguaro cactus
Where To Find the Brown-crested Flycatcher
You can find the Brown-crested Flycatcher in the following habitats:
- Sycamore canyons
- saguaros
- river groves
- dry woodlands
- groves of taller trees along streams and rivers
- tall sycamores or cottonwoods along streams
- in lowlands
- in canyons
- open desert