Piratic flycatcher
| Piratic flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| Legatus leucophaius - Piratic Flycatcher | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Legatus P.L. Sclater, 1859 |
| Species: | L. leucophaius |
| Binomial name | |
| Legatus leucophaius (Vieillot, 1818) | |
Breeding Year-round | |
The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though in Uruguay only as a vagrant. It has also occurred several times as a vagrant in the southern United States.