Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Brown-Crested Flycatcher, Arizona Crested Flycatcher, Brown Crested Flycatcher, Mexican Crested Flycatcher, Wied's Crested Flycatcher
Common Names in French:
Tyran De Wied
Common Names in German:
Cayennetyrann
Common Names in Japanese:
シロハラオオヒタキモドキ
Common Names in Spanish:
Papamoscas Tirano
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,305 meters (0 to 7,562 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Tyranni
()
- Infraorder:
Tyrannides
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Parvorder:
Tyrannida
()
- Family:
Tyrannidae
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Genus:
Myiarchus
()
- Cabanis, 1844
- Specific name:
tyrannulus
- Subspecies:
tyrannulus
- Scientific name: - Myiarchus tyrannulus tyrannulus (Statius Muller) 1776
- Subspecies:
tyrannulus
- Specific name:
tyrannulus
- Genus:
Myiarchus
(
- Family:
Tyrannidae
(
- Parvorder:
Tyrannida
(
- Infraorder:
Tyrannides
(
- Suborder:
Tyranni
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Myiarchus tyrannulus (Muller • Myiarchus tyrannulus (Statius Muller) 1776
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Myiarchus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 43 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. antillarum (Puerto Rican Flycatcher) · M. apicalis (Apical Flycatcher) · M. barbirostris (Jamaican Flycatcher) · M. cephalotes (Pale-Edged Flycatcher) · M. cephalotes cephalotes (Pale-Edged Flycatcher) · M. cinerascens (Lower California Flycatcher) · M. cinerascens cinerascens (Ash-Throated Flycatcher) · M. cinerascens pertinax (Ash-Throated Flycatcher) · M. crinitus (Great-Crested Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher) · M. crinitus boreus (Great Crested Flycatcher) · M. crinitus crinitus (Great Crested Flycatcher) · M. ferox (Short-Crested Flycatcher) · M. ferox ferox (Short-Crested Flycatcher) · M. magnirostris (Large-Billed Flycatcher) · M. nugator (Grenada Flycatcher) · M. nuttingi (Lower California Flycatcher) · M. nuttingi inquietus (Nutting's Flycatcher) · M. nuttingi nuttingi (Nutting's Flycatcher) · M. oberi (Lesser Antillean Flycatcher) · M. oberi oberi (Lesser Antillean Flycatcher) · M. panamensis (Panamanian Flycatcher) · M. phaeocephalus (Sooty-Crowned Flycatcher) · M. phaeocephalus phaeocephalus (Sooty-Crowned Flycatcher) · M. sagrae (La Sagra's Flycatcher) · M. sagrae sagrae (La Sagra's Flycatcher) · M. semirufus (Rufous Flycatcher) · M. stolidus (Stolid Flycatcher) · M. stolidus stolidus (Stolid Flycatcher) · M. swainsoni (Swainson's Flycatcher) · M. swainsoni swainsoni (Swainson's Flycatcher) · M. tuberculifer (Lawrence's Crested Flycatcher) · M. tuberculifer lawrenceii (Dusky-Capped Flycatcher) · M. tuberculifer olivascens (Dusky-Capped Flycatcher) · M. tuberculifer tresmariae (Dusky-Capped Flycatcher) · M. tuberculifer tuberculifer (Dusky-Capped Flycatcher) · M. tyrannulus (Mexican Crested Flycatcher) · M. tyrannulus cooperi (Brown-Crested Flycatcher) · M. tyrannulus magister (Brown-Crested Flycatcher) · M. tyrannulus tyrannulus (Brown-Crested Flycatcher) · M. validus (Rufous-Tailed Flycatcher) · M. venezuelensis (Venezuelan Flycatcher) · M. yucatanensis (Yucatan Flycatcher) · M. yucatanensis yucatanensis (Yucatan Flycatcher)
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Further Reading
- A contribution to the ornithology of the Orinoco region, by George K. Cherrie. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Pub. for the Brooklyn museum, 1916. url p. 243.
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 347, p. 72.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 610, p. 620.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. initiated by Charles B. Cory, continued by Charles E. Hellmayr. 13 1927 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1927. url p. 163, p. 164, p. 165, p. 167.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 204.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 183, p. 185, p. 188, p. 192.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 521.
- The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1922 url , .
- The distribution of bird-life in Colombia; a contribution to a biological survey of South America, New York, Pub. by order of the trustees, 1917. url , , , .
- Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. New York. url p. 232.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475169
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178315
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13898996
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178315
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13950
Footnotes
- Mean = 640.240 meters (2,100.525 feet), Standard Deviation = 733.410 based on 17 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
