Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher, Rufous-breasted Leptopogon

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
13 - 13.20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1846)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Locally in extreme south-western Venezuela (T�chira), eastern and central Andes of Colombia (southern Antioquia and Cundinamarca south to western Caquet�), eastern Andes of Ecuador and extreme northern Peru (Cerro Chinguela, in Piura).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus) [XC386467]
by Jerome Fischer from Cundinamarca: 5.4 km NNE Guayabetal, Colombia (call)

Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus) [XC461145]
by Simon Mills from Parque Regional Ucumari--sector Otun-Cedral, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Inca Flycatcher (Leptopogon taczanowskii). Birds from extreme north-east of range described as subspecies venezuelanus, but indistinguishable from populations farther southern along Colombian Andes.

References
See References.

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