- Myiozetetes cayanensis
Identification
- Broad white supercilium
- Short stubby bill
- Yellow underparts
- White throat
- Rufous margins on the wing feathers
- Brown back
Distribution
Central and South America: found in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized:
- M.c. hellmayri:
- M.c. rufipennis:
- Eastern Colombia to northern Venezuela and eastern Ecuador
- M.c. cayanensis:
- M.c. erythropterus:
- South-East Brazil (eastern Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Catches insects by sallying out from perches, often over water or into open areas.
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/
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Rusty-margined Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Rusty-margined_Flycatcher
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