- Variegated Flycatcher
Taxobox
name = Variegated Flycatcher
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Tyrannidae
genus = "Empidonomus"
genus_authority =
species = "E. varius"
binomial = "Empidonomus varius"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1818)
synonyms =The Variegated Flycatcher ("Empidonomus varius") is a species of
bird in theTyrannidae family. With theCrowned Slaty Flycatcher being moved to its owngenus , this is now the only species remaining in "Empidonomus".It is found inArgentina ,Bolivia ,Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador ,French Guiana ,Guyana ,Paraguay ,Peru ,Suriname ,Trinidad and Tobago ,Uruguay , andVenezuela .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical dryforest s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.Accidental in the US, only 3 records, Maine, Missouri, and Washington (2008).
Similar to smaller Piratic Flycatcher and larger Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.
References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/50071/all Empidonomus varius] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.