Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 21,113
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The great crested flycatcher is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great crested flycatcher”.