Sooty-crowned Flycatcher

About the Sooty-crowned Flycatcher

The sooty-crowned flycatcher (Myiarchus phaeocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The sooty-crowned flycatcher has two subspecies, the nominate M. p. phaeocephalus (Sclater, PL, 1860) and M. p. interior (Zimmer, JT, 1938).

The sooty-crowned flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 24 to 29.5 g (0.85 to 1.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a light blue-gray forehead and forecrown that darkens on the hindcrown and nape; the crown has a slight crest and slightly darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise a slightly paler gray. Their back is light olive-green and separated from the nape by a light gray "collar". The collar is unique among Myiarchus. Their wings are mostly brownish olive with pale yellowish edges on the tertials. The wing's greater and median coverts have slightly lighter tips that show as two faint wing bars. Their tail is brownish olive with paler, somewhat yellowish olive, outer webs on the outermost feathers. Their throat and breast are gray that... Wikipedia →