Flavescent Flycatcher
Myiophobus flavicans(Sclater, PL, 1861)
English (US) Flavescent Flycatcher
The Flavescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus flavicans) 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
- Myiophobus flavicans
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Flavescent Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Myiophobus flavicans flavicans
- Myiophobus flavicans perijanus
- Myiophobus flavicans venezuelanus
- Myiophobus flavicans caripensis
- Myiophobus flavicans superciliosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiobius flavicans
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1861)
- Type locality
- Pallatanga, Ecuador and 'Bogota,' Colombia; type from Pallatanga, fide Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 246.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.3 p.464
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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