Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

Identification & Behavior: ~18 cm (7 in). The Pale-edged Flycatcher has brownish upperparts and top of the head. The wing coverts are edged with creamy-brown. It has no rufous on the wing and tail. The outer tail feathers have white webbing on the outer side. The bill is black. The throat and breast are gray and grade to yellow towards the rest of the underparts. It forages in humid montane forest. It is similar to the Dusky-capped Flycatcher but is distinguished by having brownish upperparts and crown concolor with the mantle.

Status: The Pale-edged Flycatcher is uncommon in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1100-2600 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Copetón de Filos Pálidos.

Sub-species: Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes cephalotes), Taczanowski, 1880.

Meaning of Name: Myiarchus: Gr. muia, muias= fly and arkhos, arkho= ruler, chief. cephalotes: Gr. kephale= head otes= pertaining.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.