Rufous Flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous Flycatcher, Seaboard Flycatcher

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
17 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1878

Habitat
Thorny desert, xerophytic steppes and mesquite savannas including open thorn-woodland dominated by mesquite (Prosopsis) and acacia (Acacia) where trees are widely separated by sparse ground cover of grasses and herbs, agriculture reserves and other modified/planted habitats such as hedgerows and patches between fields, and occasionally in isolated Prosopsis groves in otherwise barren desert. From sea-level - 350 m, occasionally up to 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

North-western Peru, from Tumbes southern in narrow coastal zone (generally less than 50 km wide) to near R Pativilca, 200 km north of Lima.

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Dawn song consists of alternated 'huit' notes and rasping whistles. Also gives repeated rasping hiccup notes in song and in response to intruders. A descending 'huit' note is given as a contact call while foraging.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Rufous Flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus) [XC297090]
by id from Bosques del P\u00f3mac, Ferre\u00f1afe, Lambayeque, Peru (call)

Rufous Flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus) [XC304479]
by Andrew Spencer from Bosque Pomac, Lambayeque, Peru (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA suggests that this species is either the sister to all others of genus or more closely allied to Rhytipterna.

References
See References.

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