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More than 1600 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Birds of Zihuatanejo
CLASS AVES
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
The Brown-crested Flycatcher is a fairly large flycatcher with large hooked bill. Brownish with paler gray throat, pale yellow belly, and rufous edges on flight feathers and tail. Feeds mainly on insects, such as cicadas, grasshoppers, and beetles, also other large insects such as dragonflies, praying mantises.
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