La Sagra's Flycatcher

La Sagra's flycatcher is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 14 to 29 g (0.49 to 1.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a smoky olive-brown crown that is slightly lighter on its front. Unusual in Myiarchus flycatchers, their crown has a flat appearance. Their face is ashy gray. Their upperparts are mostly olive-brown with some rufescence on the uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly brown with thin rufous edges on the outer webs of the primaries and pale grayish white edges on the outer webs of the secondaries and tertials. The wing's greater and median coverts have grayish white tips that show as two faint wing bars. Their tail is mostly brown with rufous on all but the innermost and outermost feathers. Their throat, breast, and upper belly are pale ashen gray that becomes whitish on their belly and slightly yellowish white on the flanks and undertail coverts. Subspecies M. s. lucaysiensis is larger than the nominate and has rufous on it outermost tail feathers. Both subspecies have a dark iris, a dark (sometimes dusky) bill, and dark legs and feet.

The nominate subspecies of La Sagra's flycatcher is found on the mainland of Cuba, on Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines), and on Grand Cayman Island. Subspecies M. s. lucaysiensis is found in the Bahama islands. The species has been recorded several times in south Florida and once in Alabama. The Florida sightings have all been of subspecies M. s. lucaysiensis. La Sagra's flycatcher inhabits a wide variety of landscapes in the tropical and lower subtropical zones. These include pine woodland, evergreen forest, mixed conifer-deciduous forest, mangroves, and scrublands. It has been recorded at all elevations from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

La Sagra's flycatcher feeds on insects, fruits, and seeds. It typically forages in the habitat's understory, snatching prey and fruit while briefly hovering after a sally from a perch.