Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Mionectes oleagineus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestDomed nestTiny · 11 g

What the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher sounds like

Sonogram of the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Carlos S. Rodrigues · Song · Campos de Júlio, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Esmeraldas: Humedal de Yalare, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The ochre-bellied flycatcher is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 18.5 g (0.26 to 0.65 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. o. oleagineus have a greenish olive head, nape, back, and rump. Their wings are olive with wide buffy ochraceous edges on the tertials and thinner buffy ochraceous edges on the coverts that show as wing bars. Their tail is dark grayish brown or dusky olive. Their throat and underparts are rich cinnamon buff. The other subspecies differ slightly. M. o. Voice: The ochre-bellied flycatcher is mostly silent outside the breeding season. Its song has been described as "a series of sharp chip notes that is followed by a number of louder, more emphatic notes".

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When to see the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

Regular range

The map shades 18 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher

The ochre-bellied flycatcher is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and northern South America.

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Easily confused with

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