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| - | {{incomplete}} | + | [[Image:Short-crested Flycatcherbirdclub.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|birdclub|birdclub}}<br />Pantanal, [[Brazil]]]] |
| - | [[Image:20853C pia 2 de DSC 005700100001.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Luiz<br />Photo taken: Vista Linda Hotel, Itatiaia, Brasil.]] | + | |
| | ;[[: Category:Myiarchus|Myiarchus]] ferox | | ;[[: Category:Myiarchus|Myiarchus]] ferox |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | Black bill, two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers. | + | 18cm. A larger, dark-tailed and slightly crested Myiarchus Flycatcher. |
| | + | * Dark olive brown above |
| | + | * Moderately deep yellow belly |
| | + | * Black bill |
| | + | * Two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers |
| | + | ====Similar species==== |
| | + | [[Swainson's Flycatcher]] has a light pinkish brown lower mandible. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. | + | Found in tropical [[South America]], mainly in the Amazon Basin.<br /> |
| | + | Fairly common to common. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| - | *''M.f. brunnescens'' | + | *''M.f. brunnescens'' in southwest [[Venezuela]] and extreme north-east [[Colombia]] |
| - | *''M.f. ferox'' | + | *''M.f. ferox'' in the Amazon Basin ([[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[Brazil]] |
| - | *''M.f. australis'' | + | *''M.f. australis'' from southeast [[Bolivia]] to southern [[Brazil]], northern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and possibly also [[Uruguay]] |
| - | | + | [[Panama Flycatcher]] and [[Venezuelan Flycatcher]] were formerly included as subspecies in this species. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Edges and borders of forest and woodland. | | Edges and borders of forest and woodland. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | | + | Feeds on insects and fruits.<br /> |
| | + | Usually seen singly or in pairs. Often leans forward while perched, raises the crest and bobs the head.<br /> |
| | + | The nest is placed in a tree cavity. Lays 2 eggs. Probably parasitized by [[Shiny Cowbird]].<br /> |
| | + | A sedentary species. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol9}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Myiarchus+ferox}} | | {{GSearch|Myiarchus+ferox}} |
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| | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myiarchus]] | | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myiarchus]] |
18cm. A larger, dark-tailed and slightly crested Myiarchus Flycatcher.
Edges and borders of forest and woodland.
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