Short-crested Flycatcher ( Myiarchus ferox )
- Sent by Rodrigo Girardi Santiago - 16/12/2006
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18,5cm
Like other flycatcher from the same genus, the Short-crested Flycatcher is yellow bellow, has a grayish throat and mostly brown upperparts. It can be told apart from the other species by the short crest and the absence of white spots around the eyes.
Like other species of flycatcher it spends most of the time perched in forest edges.
Feeds mainly on flying insects that it seizes in short flights, returning to the same perch. It also catches insects among the leaves and berries.
Its vocalization reminds that of the White Woodpecker ( Melanerpes candidus ).
The nest is build lining a small tree hole, where two buffy eggs are laid.
