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Grey-capped Flycatcher

A species of Myiozetetes Flycatchers
Scientific name : Myiozetetes granadensis Genus : Myiozetetes Flycatchers

Grey-capped Flycatcher, A species of Myiozetetes Flycatchers
Botanical name: Myiozetetes granadensis
Genus: Myiozetetes Flycatchers
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) Photo By Francesco Veronesi , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The grey-capped flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a passerine bird, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in cultivation, pasture, and open woodland with some trees from eastern Honduras south to northwestern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil The nest, built by the female in a bush, tree or on a building, is a large roofed structure of stems and straw, which for protection is often built near a wasp, bee or ant nest, or the nest of another tyrant flycatcher, such as the similar social flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis. The nest site is often near or over water. The typical clutch is two to four brown or lilac-blotched dull white eggs, laid between February and June. In appearance the grey-capped flycatcher resembles the social flycatcher, which shares much of its range. The adult grey-capped flycatcher is 16.5–18 cm long and weighs 26-30 g. The head is grey with a short weak eyestripe and, in the male, a concealed vermilion crown stripe. The upperparts are olive-brown, and the wings and tail are brown with only faint rufous fringes. The underparts are yellow and the throat is white. Young birds have no crown stripe, and have chestnut fringes to the wing and tail feathers. The best distinction from the social flycatcher is the latter's strong black-and white head pattern. The call is a sharp nasal kip and the dawn song is a kip, kip, kip, k’beer. Grey-capped flycatchers sally out from an open perch in a tree to catch insects in flight. They sometimes hover to take small berries.
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Grey-capped Flycatcher, primarily insectivorous, actively hunts for flying insects and gleans arthropods from foliage. Supplements diet with berries and seeds, showcasing opportunistic and adaptable feeding strategies.
Habitat
Grey-capped Flycatcher is typically found in a variety of semi-open landscapes, including agricultural areas dotted with trees, shrubby clearings, and humid secondary growths. Their habitats often interface with overgrown edges of forests and may even extend to areas in proximity to human dwellings. A preference for more humid environments is noted, with a frequent presence near bodies of standing water, as well as along rivers and streams. Generally, grey-capped Flycatcher inhabits lower altitudinal ranges up to 1100 meters, but instances of them residing at higher elevations up to 1650 meters have been recorded in certain regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) Photo By Francesco Veronesi , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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