The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a great example of the Tyrant Flycatchers. Their long tail feathers help them with acrobatic flight.
They range from SE United States into NE Mexico. They get most of their food through a method known as ‘hawking’. Hawking involves sitting still on a tree branch and then swooping out to catch a passing insect.
Classification
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrranidae
Genus: Tyrannus
Species: T. forficatus
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Scissor-tailed flycatcher (tyrannus forficatus)
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 5
There is almost no mistaking the scissor-tailed flycatcher. The male’s nine-inch-long tail and the female’s slightly shorter one proclaim their identity whether seen in good light or in sil… Read more…
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 9171
Mudhen2 posted a photo:. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 9171. 11/27/08 Florida City, Florida. Read more…
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… course and hung around a yard in Dalmeny, not too far from town. Taking the prize for the biggest surprise of 2008 ( at least so far ) has to go to a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that w… Read more…
It flew from the top of things…small trees, mail boxes and light poles. We saw it again in another area some 4 or 5 miles away 2 days later. I became obsessed with it. Well I finally looked it up! I… Read more…
West Coast Birding: Chasing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
After returning from Port McNeil, Lori and I decided to head to Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew as Scissor-tailed Flycatcher had been seen there. We decided that we should camp the night and t… Read more…
