Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Images

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Images, Facts and Information:

Tyrannus forficatus

• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are medium-sized birds with pale gray heads and upper parts, light underparts, salmon-pink flanks and undertail coverts, and dark gray wings. They have extremely long, forked tails, which are black on top and white on the underside. Males have longer tails than females.
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are Neotropical migrants. They breed in the southern Great Plains of the U.S., from southern Nebraska to Texas and northeastern Mexico, and east to central Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri. They winter in southern Mexico, Central America, and occasionally in southern Florida.
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers thrive in open areas with scattered trees or shrubs, including grasslands, savannas, pastures, farm fields, and near towns. They are often seen perched on fences, utility wires, and other open perches.
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers primarily eat insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, wasps, bees, flies, and caterpillars. They also consume some berries and wild fruits, especially in winter.
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers lay 3 to 6 eggs, which hatch in 13 to 17 days. The female incubates the eggs, and both parents feed the young. The chicks fledge about 14 to 17 days after hatching. They are monogamous, forming pairs for one breeding season.
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are known for their spectacular aerial courtship displays, where males perform sharp rises and descents with their long tails streaming behind them.
• A group of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers can be called a “flock” or “roost” when they gather in large numbers, especially during migration.
• The oldest known Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was at least 10 years old.

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