- Myiozetetes granadensis
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
Notice the whitish supercilium meeting over the bill; eye should be pale to medium if seen well.
Similar Species
Tropical Kingbird lacks the whitish supercilium.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. g. granadensis:
- M. g. occidentalis:
- M. g. obscurior:
Habitat
Roadside trees near farms, gardens, and second-growth woodlands, often near streams. Observed at heights around 488 m (1,600 ft).
Behaviour
Mostly feeding below canopy.
Diet
There diet consists of insects, berries and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Mobley, J. (2019). Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57458 on 24 July 2019).
- Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/grcfly1
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-capped Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-capped_Flycatcher
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