Gray-capped Flycatcher

Photo &cpoy; by Robert L Jarvis
La Selva, Costa Rica, March 2011

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:

• Caribbean slope of eastern Honduras to central highlands of Panama

• M. g. occidentalis:

• Eastern Panama (Darién) to western Ecuador and extreme north-western Peru (Tumbes)

• M. g. obscurior:

• Eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil

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

1. 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/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-capped Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-capped_Flycatcher

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