Warbling Flycatcher
1831
About this artwork
A hand-colored engraving from "The Birds of America", Plate XVII, depicting two Warbling Flycatchers perched on branches of a Great-flowered Magnolia. This illustration captures both ornithological and botanical details with scientific precision.
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John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" is an ambitious project that remains one of the most significant ornithological works ever produced. Comprising 435 hand-colored engravings of birds in their natural habitats, the massive "double elephant folio" edition required immense dedication and resources to complete over a decade. Audubon famously traveled extensively across North America to observe and paint the birds firsthand.
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Warbling Flycatcher
John James Audubon, 1831
