Bird Guide

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Myiarchus cephalotes

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 26 g

About the Pale-edged Flycatcher

The pale-edged flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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The pale-edged flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 22 to 31 g (0.78 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brownish olive crown; the crown has a slight crest and slightly darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise pale gray. Their upperparts are olive-green. Their wings are mostly brownish olive with pale whitish to yellow outer edges on the secondaries and tertials. The wing's greater and median coverts have yellowish outer edges and tips; the latter show as two wing bars. Voice: The pale-edged flycatcher's dawn song is described as "a mellow, descending series of whistles: PEE pew-pew-pew-pew" and its calls as "a single, loud KIP!...a quiet, descending du-HEER mellow, rolling chatters". Another description of the song is "a fast piyp! peeyur followed by several peer notes" and a call as "a loud, clear pip or piup repeated over and over".

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What the Pale-edged Flycatcher sounds like

Recording: Rosa Elena Albornoz @rosaelena_naturaleza · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Rosa Elena Albornoz @rosaelena_naturaleza · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Pale-edged Flycatcher lives

Regular range

When to see the Pale-edged Flycatcher

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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