Whiskered Flycatcher

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Alternative name: Whiskered Myiobius

Myiobius barbatus

Identification

Similar Species

Stronger yellow rump than the very similar Black-tailed Flycatcher but the yellow is found in a narrower band across the back. Also shows a tawny color to the breast missing in the Black-tailed.

Distribution

South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Myiobius barbatus has four subspecies:

• M. b. semiflavus

• East-central Colombia (Nechí region of Antioquia)

• M. b. barbatus

• South-eastern Colombia to northern Peru, southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil

• M. b. amazonicus

• Eastern Peru (south of Río Marañón) east to Rio Madeira (Brazil)

• M. b. insignis

• North-eastern Brazil (south of the Amazon from Rio Tapajós to Pará)

Other authorities split M. mastacalis - Yellow-rumped Flycatcher or Yellow-rumped Myiobius (included in barbatus in Clements and not to be confused with the Asian species Ficedula zanthopygia)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Whiskered Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Whiskered_Flycatcher

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