Nutting’s Flycatcher

By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas
January 10, 2024

Nutting’s Flycatcher

Myiarchus nuttingi

By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso

January 10, 2024

This bird from the Tyrannidae family weighs around 28 grams, is diurnal and omnivorous, but gets its name from its peculiar ability to catch flies.

They live 9 to 11 years and live in forests and jungles from northwest Mexico to Costa Rica and are rare in the Southeastern United States.

Photo: Ric Chamblee
This photograph shows the Nutting’s flycatcher more tufted than usual in a slightly uncomfortable situation, as it invaded the branch of a very territorial hummingbird that was bothered by its presence.

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