Orange-crested flycatcher

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Orange-crested flycatcher
Myiophobus phoenicomitra - Orange-crested Flycatcher (cropped).jpg
an Orange-crested flycatcher seen in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiophobus
Species:
M. phoenicomitra
Binomial name
Myiophobus phoenicomitra
Myiophobus phoenicomitra map.svg

The orange-crested flycatcher (Myiophobus phoenicomitra) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy

The Orange-crested flycatcher was first described by ornithologists, Władysław Taczanowski and Hans von Berlepsch in 1885 as Myiobius phoenicomitra with the type locality being Tungurahua Province in Ecuador. [2] It was later moved from the genus Myiobius to Myiophobus. There are currently two recognized subspecies: [3]

Description

The Orange-crested flycatcher is a small bird, weighing 10-11g. [3] It is mostly olive in colour with a dark brown tail and wings and faint ochre wing-bars. It has a stubby light-coloured bill and dark eyes with a faint eye-ring. The males eponymous orange crest is usually hidden, making it less useful as a distinguishable feature in the field. The similar-looking Flavescent flycatcher can be told apart by its broken eye-ring and black bill. [4] Its call is phoneticized by some as "sit-sit-sit-still" or "sit-sweet-sit".

Distribution

There are three main disjunct populations, one on the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador (M. p. litae), one on the eastern slopes of the Andes from southern Colombia to northern Peru (M. p. phoenicomitra), and another separate population around Chachapoyas Province, Peru. [5]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Myiophobus phoenicomitra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22699671A130205404. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22699671A130205404.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Taczanowski, Władysław; von Berlepsch, Hans (1885). "Birds from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 91. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Orange-crested Flycatcher". Avibase. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. "Orange-crested Flycatcher (Myiophobus phoenicomitra)". Peru Aves. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "LCOrange-crested Flycatcher Myiophobus phoenicomitra". BirdLife International. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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