- Leptopogon superciliaris
Identification
13·5 cm (5¼ in)
- Dark grey crown
- Grey and white face
- Grey supercilium
- Black crescent ear patch
- Olive-green upperparts
- Dusky wings, two yellow wing bars
- White throat
- Greenish-yellow breast becoming yellow on the belly
- Heavy bill is black upper mandible and pink-based lower mandible
Sexes are similar
Juveniles have a more olive crown, weaker face pattern, orange wing bars and paler underparts.
Similar Species
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized[1]:
- L. s. transandinus:
- Montane regions from Costa Rica to Venezuela (including the coastal ranges), and south through the Andes to south central Peru (Ayacucho)
- L. s. superciliaris:
- L. s. albidiventer:
Habitat
Humid montane forests, foothills, second growth and woodland edges.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a ball shaped nest with a side entrance, lined with fine plant fibres. It is suspended by a tendril or root and built in a heavily shaded area. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs. The chicks fledge about 20 days after hatching.
Diet
Their diet consists of insects caught in flight or on foliage, and berries. They may be seen in foraging in mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty-capped Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty-capped_Flycatcher