Galapagos flycatcher

The Galápagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) also known as the large-billed flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where it is present on all the main islands. Its local name is 'Papamoscas'. The species was once placed in its own genus, Eribates, based upon a supposed "very long tarsus".

Galápagos flycatcher[1]
Male on Santiago Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
Species:
M. magnirostris
Binomial name
Myiarchus magnirostris
(Gould, 1838)

The Galápagos flycatcher is 15 to 16 cm (5.9–6.3 in) in length and weighs 12 - 18.5 grams. It is the smallest member of its genus.

Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and tropical arid shrubland with cacti.

The Galápagos flycatcher has become used to human visitors to the Galápagos Islands and flies towards large camera lenses, perceiving its own reflected image as another bird. It habitually perches on visitors and their cameras.

  • Ventral view
    Ventral view
  • Dorsal view
    Dorsal view

References
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  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. BirdLife International (2016). "Myiarchus magnirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700442A93776627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700442A93776627.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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