Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest, subtropical and tropical dry and moist shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,650 m.
Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus) [XC250134]
by Niels Krabbe from Loja: bank of R\u00edo Paquishapa at El Ingenio, Ecuador (call, calls)
Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus) [XC860683]
by Franco Vushurovich from Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Parroquia Nanegalito, Nueva Granada, Hacienda Los Yumbos, Ecuador (dawn song)
Subspecies
Subspecies rufescens distinctive, possibly a separate species.
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:
furfurosus (Thayer & Bangs, 1905) - South-western Costa Rica (Téraba Valley) and western Panama (including Pearl Is).
fasciatus (Müller, 1776) - Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, northern Brazil (Amapá), Colombia (except south-west) and eastern Ecuador.
crypterythrus (Sclater, PL, 1861) - South-western Colombia, western Ecuador and north-western and northern Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Mouse-grey Flycatcher (Myiophobus crypterythrus).
rufescens (Salvadori, 1864) - Western Peru and extreme northern Chile. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rufescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus rufescens).