Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius

Tyran pirate

Piratic Flycatcher adult, 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.

Reproduction prohibited without prior permission. © Steve Garvie

The species

Classification

Order : Passériformes
Family : Tyrannidae
Species : Piratic Flycatcher

Species photos

all photos

The photo

O.Net reference : stga49051
Author : Steve Garvie
Plumage : adult, breeding

Photo details

Date : 2006 May
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Location : Asa Wright Nature Centre
Lat. : 10° 43' 5'' North
Lng. : 61° 17' 56'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon 1D mkII
Speed : 1/125s s
Aperture : f8
Focal length : 1000 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no