Alternative name: Eastern Sirystes
- Sirystes sibilator
Identification
18–18·5 cm (7-7¼ in)
Black crown with a raised crest and grey to white underparts; rump is white or whitish, less strongly marked than in congeners.
Similar Species
Similar to a Myiarchus flycatcher in shape.
Distribution
Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeast Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- S. s. sibilator
- S. s. atimastus:
- southwest Brazil
Used to be included in Sirystes.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mature secondary woodland, generally up in the canopy.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fairly large insects, with the addition of some fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sibilant Sirystes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sibilant_Sirystes
