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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Light gray belly and darker gray wings. The length of the tail is indicative of the age of the bird, this one isn't quite full grown yet.

Habitat:

In a flooded grass field about 1 kilometer from the ocean.

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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PublishedJuly 20, 2013

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