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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

  1. 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/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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