Flavescent Flycatcher
Myiophobus flavicans
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusMyiophobus (Myiophobus Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMyiophobus flavicans (Flavescent Flycatcher)
About the Flavescent Flycatcher
The flavescent flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The flavescent flycatcher was originally described as Myiobius flavicans.
The flavescent flycatcher has these five subspecies: M. f. flavicans (Sclater, PL, 1861) M. f. perijanus Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1957 M. f. venezuelanus (Hellmayr, 1920) M. f. caripensis Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1954
M. f. superciliosus (Taczanowski, 1875) The flavescent flycatcher is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 10.2 to 12.9 g (0.36 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have almost identical plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies M. f. flavicans have an olive crown with a mostly hidden yellow or orange patch in the middle. Females do not have this patch. Both sexes have a yellowish line above the lores and thin yellowish broken eye-ring on an otherwise olive face. Their back and rump are olive. Their wings are dusky with cinnamon edges on the flight feathers and cinnamon to ochraceous tips of the wing coverts; the latter show as two or three wing bars. Their tail is dusky with... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Flavescent Flycatcher in Podocarpus National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Flavescent Flycatcher in Podocarpus National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Flycatcher sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Flavescent Flycatcher in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Flavescent Flycatcher in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.