- 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 22 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-capped_Flycatcher