Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus) is a uncommon tyrant flycatcher found in 13 countries, weighing about 33 g. The crowned slaty flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
The crowned slaty flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Suriname though only as a vagrant to Chile, French Guiana, and Venezuela. There are also single records of it in Panama and the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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How to identify it
The crowned slaty flycatcher is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 27 to 46 g (0.95 to 1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a flattened black crown with a mostly hidden golden yellow patch in the center, a gray supercilium, and dusky ear coverts. Their upperparts are brownish gray. Their wings and tail are dusky with lighter feather edges. Their underparts are light gray with a yellowish tinge on the belly. Subspecies E. a. Voice: The crowned slaty flycatcher is fairly quiet during the breeding season and usually silent in its winter range. Its song is a "thin buzzy and rising be-bee-beee-beeez, low whistling pree-ee-ee-er, and a series of squeaky notes, or a two part tsi-tsitsewt-tsi-tsébidit phrase". Its calls include a "rather weak pseek or high thin pseeet" and "thin, high tzeer and peeping notes".
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Panama, French Guiana.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Crowned Slaty Flycatcher?
- The crowned slaty flycatcher is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 27 to 46 g (0.95 to 1.6 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Crowned Slaty Flycatcher?
- The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 33 g.
- Where can you see a Crowned Slaty Flycatcher?
- The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher occurs in 13 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a Crowned Slaty Flycatcher?
- The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Variegated Flycatcher.
- Is the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher endangered?
- The Crowned Slaty Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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