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Common Name

Boat-Billed Flycatcher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Flycatcher

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae

Genus

Megarynchus

Species

pitangua

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bolivia,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open woodlands with some tall trees

Distribution and Range

Mexico, Central America south to Bolivia, Argentina and Trinidad

Food

Catch insects in flight from a concealed perch high in a tree

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Field Notes:

The nest, built by the female, is an open saucer of sticks where two or three eggs are laid. These are incubated mostly by the female for 17–18 days with a further 24 days to fledging

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