Three-striped Flycatcher (Conopias trivirgatus)

Identification & Behavior: ~15.5 cm (6.1 in). The Three-striped Flycatcher has brownish upperparts with plain wing coverts. It has a dusky crown, a broad white superciliary, a black mask through the eye, and yellow throat. The bill is black. The underparts, like the throat, are bright yellow. It forages in the canopy of varzea forests where it is often observed at forest edges. The similar Yellow-throated Flycatcher is restricted to the canopy of Terra-Firme forest. The Lesser-Kiskadee and Social Flycatcher have a white throat and favor vastly different habitats.

Status: The status of the Three-striped Flycatcher is poorly understood. It appears to be rare and apparently local with records scattered throughout Amazonia. It also occurs in Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Mosquero Trirrayado.

Sub-species: Three-striped Flycatcher (Conopias trivirgatus berlepschi), E. Snethlage, 1914.

Meaning of Name: Conopias: Gr. konops, konopos= gnat, mosquito and piazo= to seize. trivirgatus: L. tri= three and virga, virgatus= stripe striped.

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