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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
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Birds of Zihuatanejo
CLASS AVES
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Hammond's flycatcher is a flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae. A small, olive-green bird with a prominent eye-ring and wing-bars. Forages by watching from a perch and then flying out to catch insects, usually returning to perch to eat them. Uses feeding perches at various heights in forest, often low; may take insects in mid-air, from surface of foliage or branches, or from the ground. Feeds mainly on insect, including beetles, caterpillars, moths, flies, leafhoppers, and small wasps.
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