Grey-breasted Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus griseipectus
The Grey-breasted Flycatcher (Lathrotriccus griseipectus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 11 g. The grey-breasted flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Grey-breasted Flycatcher
The grey-breasted flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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How to identify it
The grey-breasted flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown, nape, and cheeks. They have a whitish broken eye-ring and a faint whitish stripe above the lores. Their upperparts are gray with a tinge of brown or olive. Their wings are dusky with whitish ends on the coverts that show as two wing bars. Their secondaries and tertials have whitish edges. Their tail is dusky. Their throat is grayish white, their breast is washed with a darker gray, and their belly is white to whitish with a pale yellow tinge. Voice: One description of the grey-breasted flycatcher's song is "a slightly descending series of burry notes, zhwee-zhwe-zhwe-zhwe" and of its call "a simpler Zhwee-buu". Another description of the song is "a repeated, buzzy DZEE-heer...DZEE-dzureet?" and of its call a "phrase of descending raspy notes: DZEER-dzee".
What the Grey-breasted Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Grey-breasted Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Grey-breasted Flycatcher?
- The grey-breasted flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Grey-breasted Flycatcher?
- The Grey-breasted Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Grey-breasted Flycatcher?
- The Grey-breasted Flycatcher occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.
- What does a Grey-breasted Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Grey-breasted Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Grey-breasted Flycatcher?
- The Grey-breasted Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Euler's Flycatcher.
- Is the Grey-breasted Flycatcher endangered?
- The Grey-breasted Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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