Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Leptopogon
 
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Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus

Thomas S. Schulenberg and Tom Johnson
Version: 1.0 — Published August 3, 2012

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Introduction

Rufous-breasted Flycatcher is a handsome songbird of montane northwestern South America. This small flycatcher occupies the lower strata of humid montane forest from 1500-2400 meters in the Andes from western Venezuela south to northern Peru. It is olive-brown above with rusty wing bars, a rufous face with dark auricular frame, rufous throat and breast, and yellow belly. Rufous-breasted Flycatcher can often be detected by its sharp, squeaky call, which it often gives while foraging with mixed species flocks.

Distribution of the Rufous-breasted Flycatcher - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rufous-breasted Flycatcher

Recommended Citation

Schulenberg, T. S. and T. Johnson (2012). Rufous-breasted Flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.rubfly2.01