About the Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
The sooty-crowned flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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The sooty-crowned flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 24 to 29.5 g (0.85 to 1.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a light blue-gray forehead and forecrown that darkens on the hindcrown and nape; the crown has a slight crest and slightly darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise a slightly paler gray. Their back is light olive-green and separated from the nape by a light gray "collar". The collar is unique among Myiarchus. Voice: The sooty-crowned flycatcher's song is a whistled note combined with "low burry tr-ret notes"; another song is "a descending wheeé-deee-deee-de-du-du". Its primary call is "a querulous freeee? or whreee?".
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What the Sooty-crowned Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grenada FlycatcherMyiarchus nugatorThe Grenada flycatcher is a large flycatcher, about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighing about 32 to 45 g (1.1 to 1.6 oz).
Rufous-tailed FlycatcherMyiarchus validusThe rufous-tailed flycatcher is a large flycatcher, about 24 cm (9.4 in) long and weighing about 39 to 43 g (1.4 to 1.5 oz).
Venezuelan FlycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensisThe Venezuelan flycatcher is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 27 to 33 g (0.95 to 1.2 oz).
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