About Myiarchus sagrae (Gundlach, 1852)
La Sagra's flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae) measures 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) in length and weighs 14 to 29 g (0.49 to 1.0 oz). The sexes share identical plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a smoky olive-brown crown that is slightly lighter toward the front; unlike most other Myiarchus flycatchers, their crown has a flat appearance. Their face is ashy gray. Most of their upperparts are olive-brown, with some rufous coloring on the uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly brown: the outer webs of the primaries have thin rufous edges, while the outer webs of the secondaries and tertials have pale grayish white edges. The greater and median wing coverts have grayish white tips that form two faint wing bars. Their tail is mostly brown, with rufous coloring on all feathers except the innermost and outermost ones. Their throat, breast, and upper belly are pale ashen gray, fading to whitish on the belly, and becoming slightly yellowish white on the flanks and undertail coverts. Subspecies M. s. lucaysiensis is larger than the nominate subspecies, and has rufous coloring on its outermost tail feathers. Both subspecies have a dark iris, a dark (sometimes dusky) bill, and dark legs and feet. The nominate subspecies of La Sagra's flycatcher is distributed across mainland Cuba, Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines), and Grand Cayman Island. Subspecies M. s. lucaysiensis lives in the Bahama islands. The species has been recorded several times in south Florida, and once in Alabama; all Florida sightings are of the M. s. lucaysiensis subspecies. La Sagra's flycatcher lives in a wide range of landscapes within tropical and lower subtropical zones, including pine woodland, evergreen forest, mixed conifer-deciduous forest, mangroves, and scrublands. It has been documented at all elevations from sea level up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
