Gray-hooded Flycatcher

Gray-hooded Flycatcher

Mionectes rufiventris

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Tyrannidae

About

The grey-hooded flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Fun Fact

For a time in the mid-twentieth century the grey-hooded flycatcher was placed in genus Pipromorpha, which by the 1980s had been merged into Mionectes.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Inhabiting the interior and edges of humid forest both primary and secondary.

Diet

Feeds on a variety of fruits and arthropods.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance