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Identification

Sierra de Lema Flycatcher differs in size of leks and song as well as in being found at higher elevation.

South America in the Amazonian lowlands.

Sierra de Lema Flycatcher was formerly considered a part of this species.
McConnell's Flycatcher have in the past been placed in genus Pipromorpha.

Three subspecies are recognized^[1].

M. m. macconnelli
- eastern Venezuela east to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil, north of the Amazon; it is not clear whether populations of central eastern Brazil south of the Amazon refer to amazonas (as these historically have been identified), or to the geographically adjacent nominate macconnelli
M. m. peruanus
- central and southeastern Peru, adjacent southwestern Brazil
M. m. amazonus
- Bolivia; it is not clear whether populations of central eastern Brazil south of the Amazon refer to amazonas (as these historically have been identified), or to the geographically adjacent nominate macconnelli of the Guianan region

Mostly lowland forest.

Displaying males assemble in leks.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) McConnell's Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/McConnell%27s_Flycatcher

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