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[[Image:Myiarchus ferox 6.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Rodrigo+Conte|Rodrigo Conte}}<br />Brasilia, [[Brazil]], 16 May 2015]]
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[[Image:20853C pia 2 de DSC 005700100001.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Luiz<br />Photo taken: Vista Linda Hotel, Itatiaia, Brasil.]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Black bill,  two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers.
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[[Image:IMG 64072.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nick+scarle|Nick Scarle}}<br />Madre de Dios, [[Peru]], August 2018]]
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18cm (7 in). A larger, dark-tailed and slightly crested Myiarchus Flycatcher.
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* Dark olive brown above
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* Moderately deep yellow belly
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* Black bill
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* Two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers
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====Similar species====
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[[Swainson's Flycatcher]] has a light pinkish brown lower or (according to subspecies) upper mandible.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]].  
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Found in tropical [[South America]], mainly in the Amazon Basin. Fairly common to common.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Panama Flycatcher]] and [[Venezuelan Flycatcher]] were formerly included as subspecies in this species.
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[[Image:Short-crested Flycatcherbirdclub.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|birdclub|birdclub}}<br />Pantanal, [[Brazil]]]]
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====Subspecies====
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Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''M.f. brunnescens'' in southwest [[Venezuela]] and extreme north-east [[Colombia]]
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*''M.f. ferox'' in the Amazon Basin ([[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[Brazil]]
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*''M.f. australis'' from southeast [[Bolivia]] to southern [[Brazil]], northern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and possibly also [[Uruguay]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Edges and borders of forest and woodland.  
 
Edges and borders of forest and woodland.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Actions====
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Usually seen singly or in pairs. Often leans forward while perched, raises the crest and bobs the head.
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====Diet====
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Feeds on insects and fruits.<br />
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====Breeding====
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The nest is placed in a tree cavity. Lays 2 eggs. Probably parasitized by [[Shiny Cowbird]].
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====Vocalisation====
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Common call is a short, ringing whinny with a quality of a police whistle.  Also slowly modulated whistles with a vibrato given infrequently during foraging. 
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====Movements====
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A sedentary species.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-HBWVol9}}#Joseph, L. (2019). Short-crested Flycatcher (''Myiarchus ferox''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57502 on 4 August 2019).
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#{{Ref-Schulenberg10}}#Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/shcfly1
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 27 January 2023

Photo © by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, 16 May 2015
Myiarchus ferox

Identification

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Nick Scarle
Madre de Dios, Peru, August 2018

18cm (7 in). A larger, dark-tailed and slightly crested Myiarchus Flycatcher.

  • Dark olive brown above
  • Moderately deep yellow belly
  • Black bill
  • Two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers

Similar species

Swainson's Flycatcher has a light pinkish brown lower or (according to subspecies) upper mandible.

Distribution

Found in tropical South America, mainly in the Amazon Basin. Fairly common to common.

Taxonomy

Panama Flycatcher and Venezuelan Flycatcher were formerly included as subspecies in this species.

Photo © by birdclub
Pantanal, Brazil

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized[1]:

Habitat

Edges and borders of forest and woodland.

Behaviour

Actions

Usually seen singly or in pairs. Often leans forward while perched, raises the crest and bobs the head.

Diet

Feeds on insects and fruits.

Breeding

The nest is placed in a tree cavity. Lays 2 eggs. Probably parasitized by Shiny Cowbird.

Vocalisation

Common call is a short, ringing whinny with a quality of a police whistle. Also slowly modulated whistles with a vibrato given infrequently during foraging.

Movements

A sedentary species.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2004. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334696
  3. Joseph, L. (2019). Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57502 on 4 August 2019).
  4. Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
  5. Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/shcfly1

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