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Birds of Zihuatanejo

CLASS AVES

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

The Brown-crested Flycatcher is a fairly large flycatcher with large hooked bill. Brownish with paler gray throat, pale yellow belly, and rufous edges on flight feathers and tail. Feeds mainly on insects, such as cicadas, grasshoppers, and beetles, also other large insects such as dragonflies, praying mantises.

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