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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.
Wikipedia contributors, Great crested flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:39.537220+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Myiarchus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusMyiarchus Cabanis, 1844
- speciesMyiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myiarchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sad FlycatcherMyiarchus barbirostris (Swainson, 1827) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens (Lawrence, 1851) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi Ridgway, 1882 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Antillean FlycatcherMyiarchus oberi Lawrence, 1877 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous FlycatcherMyiarchus semirufus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni Cabanis & Heine, 1860 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Venezuelan FlycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensis Lawrence, 1865 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae (Gundlach, 1852) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarum (H. Bryant, 1866) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Apical FlycatcherMyiarchus apicalis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myiarchus crinitus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Turdus crinitus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Myiarchus crinitus boreus Bangs, 1898 Bangs, 1898 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178309 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:452NL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.