The Birdhouse Network Physical Description Adult Great Crested Flycatchers have a bushy crest and dark, olive underparts. There is an olive band on the upper breast.
Juveniles look essentially like the adults, but the colors are somewhat muted.
This species of flycatcher breeds east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and in some southern portions of Canada. Great Crested Flycatchers inhabit mature deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, preferring to nest in the clearings and edges of wooded areas, orchards, parks, swamps, and cultivated areas scattered with trees. Great Crested Flycatchers also glean insects from tree bark and feed on small fruits as well. There is no information on pair formation in this species. Great Crested Flycatchers exhibit site fidelity, and tend to nest in the same site year after year.