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;[[:Category:Myiophobus|Myiophobus]] inornatus | ;[[:Category:Myiophobus|Myiophobus]] inornatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11.5-12 cm. | ||
| + | * Olive crown with yellow or orange coronal patch (usually concealed) | ||
| + | * Prominent yellowish supraloral line and broken eyering | ||
| + | * Olive upperparts | ||
| + | * Dusky tail and wings, wings with two cinnamon-rufous wingbars and cinnamon-rufous edges of remiges | ||
| + | * Yellowish-white throat | ||
| + | * Pale yellow underparts, breast with faint olive streaks | ||
| + | * Birds from [[Bolivia]] are more yellowish | ||
| + | Female probably without coronal patch. Juveniles undescribed. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | Has browner upperparts than similar subspecies ''superciliosus'' of [[Flavescent Flycatcher]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Bolivia]] | + | Found on the eastern slope of the Andes from southeast [[Peru]] to northern [[Bolivia]].<br /> |
| − | + | A restricted-range species. Uncommon to locally fairly common. Regulary seen along [[Manu Road]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | Most closely related to [[Flavescent Flycatcher]], [[Orange-crested Flycatcher]] and [[Roraiman Flycatcher]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Lower and middle levels of moist montanes.<br /> | |
| + | Occurs at 1000 to 2600 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Has an erect posture like an [[Empidonax]] flycatcher. Usually seen alone or in small groups, not with mixed-species flocks. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects. Makes short sallies from a perch to catch prey from leaves, twigs, the air onr the ground.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages higher above the ground and in more open areas than [[Flavescent Flycatcher]]. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Not well known. Eggs recorded in October and November. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Presumably a resident species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myiophobus+inornatus}} | {{GSearch|Myiophobus+inornatus}} | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 28 July 2014
- Myiophobus inornatus
Identification
11.5-12 cm.
- Olive crown with yellow or orange coronal patch (usually concealed)
- Prominent yellowish supraloral line and broken eyering
- Olive upperparts
- Dusky tail and wings, wings with two cinnamon-rufous wingbars and cinnamon-rufous edges of remiges
- Yellowish-white throat
- Pale yellow underparts, breast with faint olive streaks
- Birds from Bolivia are more yellowish
Female probably without coronal patch. Juveniles undescribed.
Similar species
Has browner upperparts than similar subspecies superciliosus of Flavescent Flycatcher.
Distribution
Found on the eastern slope of the Andes from southeast Peru to northern Bolivia.
A restricted-range species. Uncommon to locally fairly common. Regulary seen along Manu Road.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Most closely related to Flavescent Flycatcher, Orange-crested Flycatcher and Roraiman Flycatcher.
Habitat
Lower and middle levels of moist montanes.
Occurs at 1000 to 2600 m.
Behaviour
Has an erect posture like an Empidonax flycatcher. Usually seen alone or in small groups, not with mixed-species flocks.
Diet
Feeds on insects. Makes short sallies from a perch to catch prey from leaves, twigs, the air onr the ground.
Forages higher above the ground and in more open areas than Flavescent Flycatcher.
Breeding
Not well known. Eggs recorded in October and November.
Movements
Presumably a resident species.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Unadorned Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Unadorned_Flycatcher
