Inca Flycatcher (Leptopogon taczanowskii)

Other Names (World)
Inca Flycatcher, Inca Leptopogon

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hellmayr, 1917

Habitat
Cloud-forest, and occasionally forest edges or in secondary growth. From 2,000 - 2,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Eastern Andes of Peru, from Amazonas and San Mart��n south to Cuzco.

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 NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agriculture including cattle ranching and soy production, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Inca Flycatcher (Leptopogon taczanowskii) [XC97808]
by Daniel Lane from Bosque Shollet, Villa Rica-Oxapampa Road, Pasco, Peru (call, song? and call)

Inca Flycatcher (Leptopogon taczanowskii) [XC97804]
by Andrew Spencer from Bosque Shollet, Villa Rica-Oxapampa Road, Pasco, Peru (call, song? and call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus). Originally named "L. rufipectus", but that name invalid, as preoccupied by its close relative.

References
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