Orange-crested Flycatcher
Myiophobus phoenicomitra
The Orange-crested Flycatcher (Myiophobus phoenicomitra) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 11 g. The orange-crested flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Orange-crested Flycatcher
The orange-crested flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The orange-crested flycatcher is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). The sexes have almost identical plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have an olive crown with a mostly hidden orange-rufous (rarely orange-red or golden yellow) patch in the middle. Females do not have this patch. Both sexes sometimes have a faint yellowish broken eye-ring on an otherwise olive face. Their back and rump are olive. Their wings are blackish with cinnamon edges on the flight feathers and ochraceous tips of the wing coverts; the latter show as two or three wing bars. Voice: As of early 2025 all but one of the recordings of orange-crested flycatcher in xeno-canto were taken in Ecuador; the one came from Colombia. The song in Ecuador is "a weak, thin, high-pitched 'tsut-tseép-tsu' ".
What the Orange-crested Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Orange-crested Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in April. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Orange-crested Flycatcher?
- The orange-crested flycatcher is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Orange-crested Flycatcher?
- The Orange-crested Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see an Orange-crested Flycatcher?
- The Orange-crested Flycatcher occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Ecuador.
- What does an Orange-crested Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Orange-crested Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to an Orange-crested Flycatcher?
- The Orange-crested Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Olive-chested Flycatcher, the Unadorned Flycatcher and the Roraiman Flycatcher.
- Is the Orange-crested Flycatcher endangered?
- The Orange-crested Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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