Yucatan flycatcher
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Myiarchus yucatanensis

The Yucatan flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

It is endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and the northern bordering parts of Belize and Guatemala.

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It is a typical Myiarchus flycatcher; partially crested with a brown to gray back and head, a rufous tail and yellow to pale underparts. It is closely related to and similar in appearance to the dusky-capped flycatcher (M. tuberculifer ), brown-crested flycatcher (M. tyrannulus ) and the great crested flycatcher (M. crinitus ). These species are best distinguished by voice.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Yucatan flycatcher habitat map
Yucatan flycatcher habitat map
Yucatan flycatcher
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References

1. Yucatan flycatcher Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatan_flycatcher
2. Yucatan flycatcher on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22700396/93773081
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/410578

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