Roraiman Flycatcher

About the Roraiman Flycatcher

The Roraiman flycatcher (Myiophobus roraimae) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly in Bolivia. The Roraiman flycatcher was originally described as Myiobius roraimae from what was then British Guiana, now Guyana.

The Roraiman flycatcher has three subspecies, the nominate M. r. roraimae (Salvin & Godman, 1883), M. r. sadiecoatsae (Dickerman & Phelps, WH Jr, 1987), and M. r. rufipennis (Carriker, 1932). Subspecies M. r. rufipennis was originally described as a full species, Myiophobus rufipennis. In 1966 Meyer de Schauensee reclassified it as a subspecies of M. roraimae "without providing rationale" and that treatment has been followed since then.

The Roraiman flycatcher is 13.5 to 14 cm (5.3 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 12.8 to 13.6 g (0.45 to 0.48 oz). The sexes have almost identical plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have an olive-tinged warm rufescent brown crown with a mostly hidden orange-rufous patch in the middle. Females do not have this patch. Both sexes have an inconspicuous yellowish white broken eye-ring... Wikipedia →