- Sirystes subcanescens
Identification
Black crown with a raised crest and grey to white underparts; rump is white or whitish. Similar to a Myiarchus flycatcher in shape.
Distribution
South America: found in the The Guianas and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Used to be included in Sirystes.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of larger insects and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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 November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Todd's Sirystes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Todd%27s_Sirystes
