Beautifully Colored Great Kiskadee
by Debra Martz
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Beautifully Colored Great Kiskadee
Artist
Debra Martz
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Photograph - Photography
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Beautifully Colored Great Kiskadee by Debra Martz I spent a few weeks in January bird watching in the southern area of Texas which is referred to as The Rio Grande Valley. This is just one of the many colorful birds seen in that area.
The Great Kiskadee is a large flycatcher which lives in river and lake margins, brushy savanna and scrub habitats throughout most of the New World tropics and subtropics including the far southern tip of Texas. Its bright yellow underparts, black and white striped crown, plus vocal habits reveal its membership in a large group of yellow-bellied flycatchers. The black mask, so common in these and other open-country flycatchers, may help reduce the intense glare and aid in prey capture in their very bright, tropical habitats.
Scientific Name: Pitangus sulphuratus
Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: TYRANNIDAE ...........................
©Debra Martz
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January 28th, 2017
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