Flammulated flycatcher
Ramphotrigon flammulatum
The flammulated flycatcher (Ramphotrigon flammulatum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
About the Flammulated flycatcher
The flammulated flycatcher (Ramphotrigon flammulatum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Deltarhynchus but was moved to the genus Ramphotrigon based on genetic analysis. It is endemic to the dry deciduous forest, arid thorn forest, and scrubby woodland of Mexico’s Pacific coast. The flycatcher is an olive to gray-brown bird with a streaked, pale gray chest, white throat, black bill, dark gray feet, and dark brown wings. It is a skulking bird that typically remains hidden in the underbrush. It feeds by gleaning insects off of leaves and twigs that it spots from an exposed perch. The female lays approximately three eggs in a nest made in a shallow tree cavity.
Fun Facts About Flammulated flycatcher
- The female lays approximately three eggs in a nest made in a shallow tree cavity.
- It is endemic to the dry deciduous forest, arid thorn forest, and scrubby woodland of Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Conservation Status
The Flammulated flycatcher is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.
Taxonomy & Classification
| Order | Saurischia |
| Family | Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Ramphotrigon |
| Species | Ramphotrigon flammulatum |
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