- Nesotriccus incomtus
Phaeomyias incomta
Identification
11 cm. Overall a small greyish-brown flycatcher with two wing bars.
- Upperside grey-brown
- Wings more dusky but with pale feather edges and two wing bars that go from cinnamon to whitish
- Face pale greyish
- Supercilium wide but not strongly contrasting
- Throat pale grey
- Breast olive-grey, paler at center
- Underside olive-grey to yellow
- Eyes brown
- Bill dark with pink base to lower mandible
Distribution
Central and South America: Southeasternmost Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Trinidad; range also just includes northern Brazil and northeastern Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This species was previously considered a part of Mouse-colored Tyrannulet which has been split into several species.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- N. m. eremonomus:
- Pacific lowlands of Panama (Chiriquí to eastern Panama Province)
- N. m. incomtus:
Habitat
Habitat ranges from mostly drier shrub and forest to edges of humid forest, but seems to prefer semi-open areas. Found in lowland and foothills.
Behaviour
Eats both insects and fruit, for example mistletoe.
Gallery
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Photo © by alexandre vinot
Kourou, French Guiana, February 2007
Vocalisation
One song mostly heard near dawn is described as a few rising notes followed by a descending rattle. Later in the day, song given is a series of sharp, high-pitched "djiw" notes, accelerating and then dropping on the last 1-2 notes.
References
- 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/
- 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/
- Angehr, G.R. and R. Dean 2010. The birds of Panama - a field guide. A Zona Tropical Publication. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7
- Fitzpatrick, J. W., J. del Hoyo, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2022). Northern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (Nesotriccus incomta), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.moctyr7.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Mouse-colored_Tyrannulet
