Yucatan Flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lawrence, 1871

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 250 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Guatemala, Mexico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A long, rising, somewhat plaintive, whistled note, 'hueeee' and a rapid descending series of short whistles.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Yucatan Flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) [XC5944]
by from Vig\u00eda Chico Road, Quintana Roo, Mexico (call)

Yucatan Flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis) [XC225982]
by Mike Nelson from Uxmal Ruins, Yucatan, Yucatan, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Has in the past been suggested as being conspecific with Stolid Flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus), but differs significantly in morphological and vocal characters. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA placed it in a clade with Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) and Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus). Geographical variation, including populations on Cozumel I (lanyoni), seems ecophenotypic (correlated with rainfall and vegetation). Nominate subspecies and navai apparently intergrade in central Yucat�n Peninsula. Further research required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

yucatanensis Lawrence, 1871 - Eastern Mexico, in extreme eastern Tabasco (near Balanc�n) and northern and central Yucat�n Peninsula.
lanyoni Parkes & Phillips, AR, 1967 - Cozumel I, off north-eastern Quintana Roo (Mexico).
navai Parkes, 1982 - Southern Quintana Roo (La Vega, Chetumal) and south-eastern Campeche (Xpujil), in Mexico, and Guatemala (Tikal, in northern Pet�n); probably also northern Belize (Gallon Jug).

References
See References.

Files:

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