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Sepia-capped Flycatcher

Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 12 g

About the Sepia-capped Flycatcher

The sepia-capped flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Chile; it is known in Uruguay as a vagrant.

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The sepia-capped flycatcher is 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weighs an average of about 12 g (0.42 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. amaurocephalus have a sepia brown crown and a paler nape. Their lores are dull yellowish olive with some dusky mixed in and their ear coverts have a dusky patch at the rear. Their face is otherwise light olive. Their back and rump are olive green and their uppertail coverts russet brown. Their wings are dusky with pale yellowish olive edges on the flight feathers. Voice: Various authors have described the sepia-capped flycatcher's song as "a harsh, almost explosive SKET'a'a'j'j'j or SKET'd'd'r'r'r', last part chattery and vibrating" , "a fast, sputtering chatter that trails off toward end, e.g., dre- d'd'd'd'd'd'd'dew, sometimes introduced by a sharper, more emphasized note", and "an abrupt, loud, slightly falling, semimusical chatter: ski'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'eew".

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Where the Sepia-capped Flycatcher lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Recorded as a rare visitor in Uruguay.

When to see the Sepia-capped Flycatcher

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

Easily confused with

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