Apical Flycatcher

About the Apical Flycatcher

The apical flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Colombia. The apical flycatcher was formally described in 1881 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. The genus name derives the Ancient Greek muia - fly, and arkhos - ruler or chief. The species' English name and specific epithet come from the Latin apical - of the point or tip - in reference to the white tips of the bird's tail feathers.

The apical flycatcher is monotypic. The apical flycatcher is a typical representative of the Myiarchus flycatchers: a slim, medium-sized bird with few really distinctive features. It is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 26 to 33.5 g (0.92 to 1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brownish olive crown; the crown has a slight crest and darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise gray. Their upperparts are darkish olive. Their wings are mostly brownish with pale whitish to yellow outer edges on the secondaries and tertials and faint yellowish outer edges on the innermost primaries. The wing's greater and median... Wikipedia →