smittyone@cox.net Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Seen today North of Lincoln, NE. I believe this is a Western KIngbird. However, I'm usually wrong and they end up being Great-crested Flycatchers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) You are right, it is a Western Kingbird. Not the sold black tail. Great Crested Flycatchers have reddish-brown tails.https://ebird.org/media/catalog?taxonCode=grcfly®ionCode=&mediaType=p Edited July 8, 2020 by Kevin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Not a great crested flycatcher. I does look to be a Western Kingbird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Kevin said: Not the sold black tail. *note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Great Crested Flycatcher is a large flycatcher with a crest, not a flycatcher with a large crest. "Great-crested" would be a compound modifier that work together to modify "flycatcher," whereas "Great Crested" are independent modifiers that modify "flycatcher" separately from each other. The best contrary example is "Brown-crested Flycatcher" as it is a flycatcher with a brown crest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On the ID, Great Crested Flycatchers have a pale base to the mandible, which all kingbirds lack. Additionally, Great Crested Flycatcher does not have a black tail with white outer webs to the outermost tail feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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