| Antigua
Birds: |
GRAY
KINGBIRD,
Family: Tyrranidae Flycatchers
Tyrranus dominicensisThis is another of
the commoner birds of Antigua usually
about 9 inches long. It is ghostly grey
above and light underneath, and has a
large bill and a black eye streak.
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Photos by Peter Duce |
The
Antiguans know the bird as 'Loggerheads'. They
may often be found bordering lawns perched on a
tree spotting for grasshoppers and other insects
passing-by, the latter being caught in mid-air. A
dive will suddenly be made and an audible click
is heard as the victim is caught. Then the bird
returns to its original perch. A flimsy nest is
built in trees and made of slender twigs and
grasses. Three or four white eggs spotted with
brown are laid.
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