Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
Myiarchus phaeocephalusSclater, PL, 1860
English (US) Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
The Sooty-crowned Flycatcher (Myiarchus phaeocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiarchus phaeocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myiarchus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus
- Myiarchus phaeocephalus interior
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
- Type locality
- Babahoyo, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.2 p.281
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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