- Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Identification
11–13 cm (4¼-5 in)
- Bright cinnamon-rufous overall plumage
- Dark brown crown
- Yellow coronal patch (not always clearly seen)
- Peaked
Variation
Very variable in base color between different subspecies.
Distribution
Western South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species, consisting of six subspecies[1]:
- P. c. assimilis :
- Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
- P. c. pyrrhopterus:
- P. c. vieillotioides:
- Coastal mountains of north-western Venezuela (Lara to Miranda)
- P. c. spadix:
- Coastal mountains of north-eastern Venezuela (Anzoátegui to western Sucre)
- P. c. pariae:
- North-eastern Venezuela (Cerro Azul and Cerro Humo on Paría Peninsula)
- P. c. cinnamomeus:
Habitat
Oak Woodland, forest edge, Cloudforest at 1900m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, supplemented with berries.
Breeding
They build a small open cup nest from plant material and spider webs. The clutch consists of 2 eggs which are incubated by both adults for 20-21 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
- Birdforum member personal observations.
- elibrary
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cinnamon Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Flycatcher
External Links
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