Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus)

Other Names (World)
Grey Silky-flycatcher, Gray Silky-flycatcher, Grey Silky, Gray Silky

Family
Ptiliogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swainsn, 1827

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,000 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Guatemala, Mexico, USA.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) [XC537967]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Augustin Etla, camino al bosque, Mexico (call, flight call)

Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) [XC449155]
by Richard E. Webster from Mesa El Campanero, Y\u00e9cora, Sonora, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Generic name in original description spelt as "Ptiliogonys", apparently in error by author, who had earlier described the genus by its current name (which he subsequently used) in what seems to have been an unpublished manuscript. This species may form a superspecies with Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

otofuscus Moore, RT, 1935 - North-western Mexico.
cinereus Swainsn, 1827 - Central and eastern Mexico.
pallescens Griscom, 1934 - South-western Mexico.
molybdophanes Ridgway, 1887 - Southern Mexico (Chiapas) and western Guatemala.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) - 10 files

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