Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusMyiophobus (Myiophobus Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMyiophobus fasciatus (Bran-colored Flycatcher)
About the Bran-colored Flycatcher
The bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The bran-colored flycatcher has these five subspecies:
Myiophobus fasciatus furfurosus (Thayer & Bangs, 1905) Myiophobus fasciatus fasciatus (Müller, PLS, 1776) Myiophobus fasciatus saturatus (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) Myiophobus fasciatus auriceps (Gould & Gray, GR, 1839)
Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps (Temminck, 1822) What are now the mouse-gray flycatcher (M. crypterythrus) and rufescent flycatcher (M. rufescens) were originally described as species but in the mid-twentieth century were reclassified as subspecies of the bran-colored flycatcher. Following studies that identified plumage and vocal differences among them, beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems began splitting them. Somewhat earlier, the olive-chested flycatcher (M. cryptoxanthus), which had also been described as a species and later merged into the bran-colored flycatcher, was again recognized as a full species. The two of them form a superspecies, and some authors have... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Bran-colored Flycatcher in Lauca National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.