Dusky-chested Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Arthur Grosset
São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004

Myiozetetes luteiventris

Identification

The head and upperparts are dark brown with no markings on the head or wings. Underparts are yellow with a whitish throat and dark olive streaks on the breast.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. l. luteiventris:

• South-eastern Colombia to south-eastern Venezuela, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil

• M. l. septentrionalis:

• Suriname (Marowijne area) and adjacent Brazil (Amap )

Habitat

Swamps and lowland damp forest canopy and edges.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes berries and insects.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. 1.nhl.nl

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky-chested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-chested_Flycatcher

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