Flavescent flycatcher

The flavescent flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Flavescent flycatcher
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiophobus
Species:
M. flavicans
Binomial name
Myiophobus flavicans
(Sclater, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Myiobius flavicans

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myiophobus flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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