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| − | [[Image:Grey-capped_FlycatcherRobertLJarvis.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Robert+L+Jarvis|Robert L Jarvis}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Grey-capped_FlycatcherRobertLJarvis.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Robert+L+Jarvis|Robert L Jarvis}}<br />La Selva, [[Costa Rica]], March 2011]] |
;[[:Category: Myiozetetes |Myiozetetes ]] granadensis | ;[[:Category: Myiozetetes |Myiozetetes ]] granadensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16–18 cm<br /> | ||
Notice the whitish [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] meeting over the bill; eye should be pale to medium if seen well. | Notice the whitish [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] meeting over the bill; eye should be pale to medium if seen well. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
*''M. g. granadensis'': | *''M. g. granadensis'': | ||
:*Caribbean slope of eastern [[Honduras]] to central highlands of [[Panama]] | :*Caribbean slope of eastern [[Honduras]] to central highlands of [[Panama]] | ||
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:*Eastern [[Colombia]] to southern [[Venezuela]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to southern [[Venezuela]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Roadside trees near farms, gardens, and second-growth woodlands, often near streams. | + | Roadside trees near farms, gardens, and second-growth woodlands, often near streams. Observed at heights around 488 m (1,600 ft). |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Mostly feeding below canopy. | Mostly feeding below canopy. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There diet consists of insects, berries and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 12 June 2014
- Myiozetetes granadensis
Identification
16–18 cm
Notice the whitish supercilium meeting over the bill; eye should be pale to medium if seen well.
Similar Species
Tropical Kingbird lacks the whitish supercilium.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. g. granadensis:
- M. g. occidentalis:
- M. g. obscurior:
Habitat
Roadside trees near farms, gardens, and second-growth woodlands, often near streams. Observed at heights around 488 m (1,600 ft).
Behaviour
Mostly feeding below canopy.
Diet
There diet consists of insects, berries and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-capped Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-capped_Flycatcher
