Pale-bellied Mourner

About the Pale-bellied Mourner

The pale-bellied mourner (Rhytipterna immunda) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana. The pale-bellied mourner was originally described as Lipaugus immundus, mistakenly grouping it with the cotingas. It was later transferred to genus Rhytipterna that had been erected in 1850. It shares that genus with the greyish mourner (R. simplex) and rufous mourner (R. holerythra). There is evidence that the pale-bellied mourner does not belong in that genus but possibly belongs in genus Myiarchus.

The pale-bellied mourner is monotypic. The pale-bellied mourner is 18.5 to 19 cm (7.3 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly dull grayish olive-brown head and upperparts with a slightly darker crown and browner uppertail coverts. Their wings are duskier olive-brown with two faint wing bars and rufous edges on the primaries. Their tail is browner than the upperparts with rufous edges on all the feathers except the outermost pair, which have paler edges. Their throat... Wikipedia →