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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Tyrannidae > Genus and species: Tyrannus forficatus

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Size

  • Length: 10 inches
  • Wingspan: 15 inches
  • Weight: 43 grams

Habitat

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow
  • scrub
  • bush
  • thicket

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • fruit

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1
  • Days spent incubating: 14-17
  • Days until young fledge: 14-16