Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius

Tyran pirate

Piratic Flycatcheradult breeding
A drab but feisty wee bird which nests in Cacique Oropendola nests. It actively bullies displaces these much larger birds though it will eject their eggs it is not a brood-parasite.
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  • adult
  • breeding
  • Mosquero pirata
  • bem-te-vi-pirata
  • Kurzschnabel-Maskentyrann
  • Legatus leucophaius
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Tyrannidae
Species : Piratic Flycatcher

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures


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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga49051
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 May
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Place : Asa Wright Nature Centre Asa Wright Nature Centre
Lat. : 10° 43' 48'' North
Lng. : 61° 17' 53'' West

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Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/125s s

aperture : f8

Focal length : 1000 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no