Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus), Madera Picnic Area, Pima County

This Tufted Flycatcher was found and photographed by Richard Fray on 26 March 2018

First record for Pima County and the Santa Rita Mountains. Elsewhere in the state there are three accepted records of Tufted Flycatcher scattered across the state. Since 2015 there are multiple pending reports from the Huachuca Mountains, several of which represent returning pairs which have successfully bred.

Unmistakable small flycatcher with cinnamon underparts and a conspicuous crest. Also heard calling sporadically, a burry "chuwit-chuw"

26 March 2018, photo by Richard Fray

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