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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Length 18–20 cm<br />
 
Length 18–20 cm<br />
A large flycatcher with bright yellow underparts, most easily distinguished from other similar flycatchers by the dark lateral throat stripe.
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A large flycatcher with bright yellow underparts, most easily distinguished from other similar flycatchers by the dark stripe between throat and lower cheek.
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*Upperside greenish olive
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*Underside yellow with whitish throat
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*Breast and to lesser extent flanks have indistinct darker streaks
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*Head mostly dark, with white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and cheek-stripe.  
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*Semi-concealed yellow to orange crown stripe
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*Prominent bristles at base of bill
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*Eyes brown
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*Bill black and prominent
 
===Similar Species===
 
===Similar Species===
 
[[Image:Golden-crowned_flycatchermegan_perkins.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''minor''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}} <br />Maquipicuna lodge, [[Ecuador]], February 2005]]
 
[[Image:Golden-crowned_flycatchermegan_perkins.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''minor''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}} <br />Maquipicuna lodge, [[Ecuador]], February 2005]]
[[Boat-billed Flycatcher]], [[Great Kiskadee]], [[White-ringed Flycatcher]], [[Social Flycatcher]], [[Gray-capped Flycatcher]].
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[[Boat-billed Flycatcher]] (bill shape similar but wider), [[Great Kiskadee]], [[White-ringed Flycatcher]], [[Social Flycatcher]], [[Gray-capped Flycatcher]].
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found in [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], and [[Ecuador]].
 
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found in [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], and [[Ecuador]].
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:*Andes of northern Colombia and coastal cordillera of northern [[Venezuela]]
 
:*Andes of northern Colombia and coastal cordillera of northern [[Venezuela]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Middle elevation wet forest, particularly near water courses. Found at middle levels of central cordilleran mountains between 800 and 2300m.
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Middle elevation wet forest, particularly near water courses, roads, and other places where the forest is a little more open or edge-like. Found at middle levels of central cordilleran mountains between 800 and 2300m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
Usually seen in pairs or small family groups.
 
Usually seen in pairs or small family groups.
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
Their diet consists mostly of fruit and insects.
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Their diet consists mostly of fruit and insects which are captured by gleaning from surfaces of the leaves and branches of the tree.
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====Vocalisation====
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Dawn song is a phrase consisting of one strongly sounding note followed by a few more subdued, lower pitch notes. During the day, the common sound is similar to a kid squeezing a rubber toy about once a second. A third sound is a chatter with squeaky double notes.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.1}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.1}}#Greeney, H. F., J. A. Mobley, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gobfly1.01.1
 
#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|"Myiodynastes hemichrysus" {{!}} "Golden-bellied Flycatcher"}}
 
{{GSearch|"Myiodynastes hemichrysus" {{!}} "Golden-bellied Flycatcher"}}
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[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Myiodynastes]]
 
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Revision as of 20:09, 22 July 2023

Photo © by Birdingcraft
Tapanti National Park near Orosi, Costa Rica, November 2009
Myiodynastes hemichrysus

Identification

Length 18–20 cm
A large flycatcher with bright yellow underparts, most easily distinguished from other similar flycatchers by the dark stripe between throat and lower cheek.

  • Upperside greenish olive
  • Underside yellow with whitish throat
  • Breast and to lesser extent flanks have indistinct darker streaks
  • Head mostly dark, with white supercilium and cheek-stripe.
  • Semi-concealed yellow to orange crown stripe
  • Prominent bristles at base of bill
  • Eyes brown
  • Bill black and prominent

Similar Species

Subspecies minor
Photo © by megan perkins
Maquipicuna lodge, Ecuador, February 2005

Boat-billed Flycatcher (bill shape similar but wider), Great Kiskadee, White-ringed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Gray-capped Flycatcher.

Distribution

Central and South America: found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies were formerly considered part of Golden-crowned Flycatcher.

Subspecies

Subspecies cinerascens
Photo © by Luis R
El Ávila. Caracas. Venezuela, September 2014

Three subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • M. h. hemichrysus:
  • M. h. minor:
  • M. h. cinerascens:
  • Andes of northern Colombia and coastal cordillera of northern Venezuela

Habitat

Middle elevation wet forest, particularly near water courses, roads, and other places where the forest is a little more open or edge-like. Found at middle levels of central cordilleran mountains between 800 and 2300m.

Behaviour

Usually seen in pairs or small family groups.

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruit and insects which are captured by gleaning from surfaces of the leaves and branches of the tree.

Vocalisation

Dawn song is a phrase consisting of one strongly sounding note followed by a few more subdued, lower pitch notes. During the day, the common sound is similar to a kid squeezing a rubber toy about once a second. A third sound is a chatter with squeaky double notes.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Greeney, H. F., J. A. Mobley, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gobfly1.01.1
  4. BF Member observations

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External Links

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