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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus

The Great Crested Flycatcher is a conspicuous and noisy summer resident that has become nearly ubiquitous in forested areas and wooded suburbs. Unlike other local flycatchers, it requires bird boxes or tree cavities for nesting.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Least Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.52
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.51
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.01
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
n/a
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
597
Atlas II Blocks
897
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
62
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
86
Percent change
134

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-0.7%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
26
Recent trend 2000-2010
-0.5%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Forest, Forested Wetland, Shrubland, Urban and Suburban

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050