Whiskered Flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus)

Other Names (World)
Whiskered Flycatcher, Bearded Flycatcher, Whiskered Myiobius

Family
Tityridae (Tityras And Allies)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

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 (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Whiskered Myiobius (Myiobius barbatus) [XC830571]
by id from Trilha da castanheira - FLONA de Caraj\u00e1s, Brazil (call)

Whiskered Myiobius (Myiobius barbatus) [XC321635]
by Jerome Fischer from S\u00e3o Vicente Ferrer, S\u00e3o Vicente Ferrer, Pernambuco, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Myiobius barbatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Whiskered Flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) following Stotz et al. (1996) and Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher (Myiobius sulphureipygius) following Stotz et al. (1996) and AOU (1998), contra SACC (2005), pending the outcome of investigation into the taxonomy of this group by SACC.

Sometimes treated as conspecific with Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher (Myiobius sulphureipygius). Subspecies mastacalis possibly a separate species.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

semiflavus Todd, 1919 - North-central Colombia.
barbatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - South-eastern Colombia, east, southern and south-eastern Venezuela and the Guianas south to northern Peru and north-central Brazil.
amazonicus Todd, 1925 - Eastern Peru and central Brazil.
insignis Zimmer, JT, 1939 - North-eastern Brazil.
mastacalis (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821) - South-eastern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Whiskered Flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) - 10 files

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