- Nephelomyias ochraceiventris
Identification
Upperside and cap olive-brown, face, throat, semi-collar, and undersides yellow-ochre, wings dark with two wing bars which are white to ochre. Head has black lore through eye and faint ochre supraloral area, and there is an ochre central crown patch that sometimes can be seen.
Similar species
Does not overlap in distribution with the Orange-banded Flycatcher, its northern counterpart. Look also at the smaller Handsome Flycatcher
Distribution
South America: found from the eastern slope of Andes of eastern Peru (Amazonas south of Rio Marañón) to western Bolivia (La Paz).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Myiophobus.
Habitat
High elevation forest, mostly near tree line.
Behaviour
Mostly seens as part of mixed species flocks. It likes to perch on top of large leaves.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochraceous-breasted_Flycatcher
