Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies fulvigularis
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015

Terenotriccus erythrurus

Identification

9–10·3 cm (3½-4 in)

Grey head and nape
Brown back
Cinnamon-rufous rump and tail
Cinnamon underparts
Buff throat
Large black eyes
Short bill
Prominent rictal bristles

Photo © by BirdsPeru
Allpahuayo, Mishana Reserve, Iquitos, Peru

Sexes are similar

Distribution

Central and South America
Central Ameria: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Myiobius.

Subspecies

There are 8 subspecies

T. e. fulvigularis Tropical south-eastern Mexico to Colombia, western Ecuador and Venezuela
T. e. signatus: Eastern Colombia to north-eastern Peru (north of Río Marañón)
T. e. venezuelensis: Extreme eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and north-western Brazil
T. e. brunneifrons: Eastern Peru (south of Río Marañón) to northern Bolivia and south-western Brazil
T. e. erythrurus: Southern Venezuela (Bolívar) to the Guianas and north-eastern Brazil
T. e. purusianus: Amazonian Brazil (middle Rio Purús)
T. e. amazonus: Amazonian Brazil (Rio Purús to Rio Tapajós)
T. e. hellmayri: North-eastern Brazil (along lower Rio Tocantins east to Maranhão)

Habitat

Humid forest and secondary woodland, terra firme and varzea forests. Observed at heights around 130 m.

Behaviour

Breeding

The pear-shaped nest is built by the female from plant fibes and leaves. It has a side entrance. The clutch consists of two which eggs with chocolate blotches. The female is responsible for incubation, which takes 15-16 days.

Diet

The diet includes insects, especially leafhoppers, picked from foliage or taken in the air.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
The Beauty of Birds
BF Member observations

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ruddy-tailed_Flycatcher

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