White-rumped Sirystes

About the White-rumped Sirystes

The white-rumped sirystes (Sirystes albocinereus), is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The white-rumped sirystes was originally described as a species with its current binomial Sirystes albocinereus. By the 1930s it was generally treated as a subspecies of S. sibilator, at that time called simply "sirystes" and now called the sibilant sirystes. As a result of a study published in 2013, "sirystes" was split into four species, returning S. albocinereus to species status.

The white-rumped sirystes is monotypic. The white-rumped sirystes is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 24 to 32 g (0.85 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown with a slight crest. The rest of their face is slate gray. Their nape and back are mottled gray with a large white rump patch. Their wings are blackish with pale gray edges on the coverts and white edges on the inner flight feathers. Their tail is long, blackish, and has a square tip. Their throat and breast are pale gray that becomes white on the belly. They have a coffee... Wikipedia →