Dusky-Capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Also known as: Olivaceous Flycatcher
About This Species
Listen for a plaintive, whistled call rising from wooded canyons and oak or sycamore groves in the borderland Southwest, extending south through Mexico and Central America. This flycatcher favors mid-story perches, sallying out for flying insects before returning to the same spot. Spring and summer, during the breeding season, bring the most reliable calling and activity.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- View from below or beside a favored perch rather than approaching directly, since repeated flushing can interrupt hunting and nesting routines in the limited canyon habitat it favors.
- It is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the US and under wildlife law in Mexico and Central American range states, though specific protections and enforcement vary by country.
- Stay on established trails through canyon woodland rather than pushing into streamside vegetation to get closer.
LCAvesPasseriformesTyrannidae
Seasonal Activity
527,066 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.