Flammulated Flycatcher
Ramphotrigon flammulatum
Data DeficientAves · Passeriformes · Tyrannidae
About
The flammulated flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Deltarhynchus but was moved to the genus Ramphotrigon based on genetic analysis. It is endemic to the dry deciduous forest, arid thorn forest, and scrubby woodland of Mexico’s Pacific coast. The flycatcher is an olive to gray-brown bird with a streaked, pale gray chest, white throat, black bill, dark gray feet, and dark brown wings. It is a skulking bird that typically remains hidden in the underbrush. It feeds by gleaning insects off of leaves and twigs that it spots from an exposed perch. The female lays approximately three eggs in a nest made in a shallow tree cavity.
Fun Fact
The flycatcher is an olive to gray-brown bird with a streaked, pale gray chest, white throat, black bill, dark gray feet, and dark brown wings.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Lives in dry deciduous forest, arid and semi-arid thorn forest, and scrubby woodland at about 1,000–1,400 meters (3,300–4,600 ft) above sea level.
Diet
Prey, which primarily consists of insects.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance