Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

Other Names (World)
Galapagos Flycatcher, Large-billed Flycatcher

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador.

Galapagos Is: present on all main islands.

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
Habitat degradation and possibly predation by introduced mammals are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) [XC114142]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Camino a Bahia Tortuga, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador (begging call)

Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) [XC113996]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Camino a Bahia Tortuga, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Was formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Eribates, on basis of supposed "very long tarsus". Morphologically, appears most closely related to Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus), but it was not included in recent phylogenetic analysis. In playback experiments has shown behavioural response to voices only of that species and Grenada Flycatcher (Myiarchus nugator), further suggesting a close relationship to the "Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) group".

References
See References.

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