Fuscous Flycatcher
Cnemotriccus fuscatus
The Fuscous Flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus) is a uncommon tyrant flycatcher found in 13 countries, weighing about 14 g. The fuscous flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Fuscous Flycatcher
The fuscous flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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How to identify it
The fuscous flycatcher is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs about 12 g (0.42 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. f. fuscatus have a brown crown with a slight rufescent tinge. They have dusky lores, a whitish line above the lores that continues as a supercilium, and a dusky stripe through the eye. Their upperparts are brown with a slight rufescent tinge. Their wings are dusky with wide buffy ends on the coverts that show as two wing bars. Their inner secondaries have thin buff edges and their tertials have whitish edges. Voice: The fuscous flycatcher's vocalizations vary greatly among the subspecies. In Venezuela subspecies C. f. fuscatior sings "a low-pitched, slightly buzzy jaw-jew-jew-jew jew at dawn a shorter rolling pü-breeer-breeer"; its call is "a short, abrupt feétz-beeu". The song and call are similarly described from Ecuador and Peru. C. f. cabanisi gives "a strong, reedy pfEEO! and pfeeu-pfeeu-pfeea".
Where it lives
When to see it
The Fuscous Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Fuscous Flycatcher?
- The fuscous flycatcher is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs about 12 g (0.42 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Fuscous Flycatcher?
- The Fuscous Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
- Where can you see a Fuscous Flycatcher?
- The Fuscous Flycatcher occurs in 13 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago and Paraguay.
- What birds look similar to a Fuscous Flycatcher?
- The Fuscous Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Eared Pygmy Tyrant, the White-banded Tyrannulet and the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher.
- Is the Fuscous Flycatcher endangered?
- The Fuscous Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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