Ornate Flycatcher
Myiotriccus ornatus(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1853)
English (US) Ornate Flycatcher
The Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus) 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
- Myiotriccus ornatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ornate Flycatcher
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myiotriccus ornatus ornatus
- Myiotriccus ornatus stellatus
- Myiotriccus ornatus phoenicurus
- Myiotriccus ornatus aureiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyrannula ornata
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1853)
- Type locality
- 'Colombia vel in Rio Negro?'; restricted to Bogota by Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 241.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 5 p.57
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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