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  • Synonyms Wied's Crested Flycatcher, Mexican crested Flycatcher, Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Guianan Flycatcher, Wied's Flycatcher, Brown Crested Flycatcher, Brown-crested Myiarchus, Arizona crested Flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Myiarchus mexicanus, Myiarchus magister, Muscicapa tyrannulus

Brown-crested Flycatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © rafarrinho
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Costa Rica
  • 3.
    Dawn song, © Scott Olmstead
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Costa Rica
  • 5.
    Song, © Mario Trejo
    El Salvador
  • 6.
    Call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 7.
    Call, © Vicki Dern
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Call, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 10.
    Dawn song, © Niels Krabbe
    Argentina
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Brown-crested Flycatcher

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion sw USA to n Argentina

Brown-crested Flycatcher subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Myiarchus tyrannulus bahiaene Brazil s of the Amazon to ne Argentina-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus brachyurusEl Salvador to nw Costa Rica-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus cooperisc USA and e Mexico to Honduras-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus cozumelaeCozumel I. (Mexico)-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus insularumislands off Honduras-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus magistersw USA and w Mexico-No
Myiarchus tyrannulus tyrannulusColombia and s Ecuador through the Guianas to the mouth of Amazon; e Peru, Bolivia, s Brazil, Paraguay and n Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalantirà crestat de Wied
Chinese褐冠蝇霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional)威氏冠蠅霸鶲
Croatiansmeđokapi silnik
Czechtyran hnědochocholatý, Tyran hnedochocholatý
DanishBruntoppet Skovtyran
DutchCayennetiran, Cayenne-tiran
Finnishruskotöyhtönapsu
FrenchMoucherolle de Wied, Tyran de Wied
GermanCayennetyrann, Cayenne Tyrann, Braunschopftyrann
GuaraniYkua, Juiriri, Choperu, Mbîkîmbîkî
Hungarianfakó rozsdafarktirannusz
IcelandicKambhersir
ItalianPigliamosche crestato bruno, Pigliamosche crestabruna
Japaneseシロハラオオヒタキモドキ
Latvianbrūncekula tirāniņš
Lithuanianrudakuodis geltonpilvis tironas, Meksikinis tironas
Norwegianbrunstenktyrann
Norwegian NynorskBrunstenktyrann
Polishmucholap tyranowaty, muchołap tyranowaty, Muchołap meksykański
PortugueseMané-besta, maria-de-asa-ferrugem, Maria-de-asa-ferrugum, maria-cavaleira-de-asas-castanhas, caça-moscas-de-coroa-castanha, maria-tola, maria-cavaleira, maria-cavaleira-de-rabo-enferrujado, mané-besta 
RussianКоричневохохлый миарх, Кайеннский желтобрюхий тиранн
SerbianMuharka sa smeđom ćubom
Slovakpostriežkar hnedochochlatý, postriežkár hnedochochlý
Spanishpapamoscas cresta café, Burlisto cola castaña, Copetón Tirano, Chilero cresta café, Atrapamoscas Crestipardo, Copetón Crestipardo, Copetón tiranillo, Güis Crestipardo Mayor, Papamoscas Gritón, Atrapamoscas Tirano, Papamoscas Tirano
Swedishbrunhättad topptyrann
TurkishBoz Alınlı Sinekkapan
Ukrainianкопетон блідий