Great Crested Flycatcher. |
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Description
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9". Slightly crested. Brown above, with gray throat, yellow belly, rufous wings and tail, and pale brown at base of lower mandible. |
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Voice
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A loud, whistled,
slightly buzzy wheep, sometimes repeated. Also a raucous whit-whit-whit-whit.
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Habitat
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Open forests, orchards,
and large trees in farm country.
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Nesting
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5-6 creamy-white, brown-spotted
eggs in tree cavities or bird boxes. The bulky nest is lined with all
sorts of trash---cellophane, snakeskins, string, rags.
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Other
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Other
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