Apical flycatcher

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Apical flycatcher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
Species:
M. apicalis
Binomial name
Myiarchus apicalis

The apical flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) is a species of

endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests
and arid and semi-arid open areas.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1881 by the English zoologist

monotypic, having no recognized subspecies.[4]

Description

The apical flycatcher is a typical representative of the Myiarchus flycatchers: a slim, medium-sized bird with few really distinctive features. The bird is 18-19cm in length, with greyish-olive upperparts. The wings are dusky, with whitish fringes to the tertials and coverts showing as two faint wing bars. The crown of the head is brownish-olive. The bird's throat and breast are pale grey. The underparts are mainly pale yellow. The tail is dusky with a greyish-olive underside. The tips of the tail feathers are white, which is diagnostic when compared to other Myiarchus flycatchers in its range.[5]

Males and females are identical in appearance. Juveniles have rufous fringes to their wing feathers.[5]

Distribution and habitat

The apical flycatcher is found in the tropical and temperate zones of Colombia at lower altitudes - from 400m and upwards. Authorities differ on the upper limit of their range, providing numbers between 1700-2500m.[5][6][7] The species is locally frequent in dry forest, arid and semi-arid open areas, savannas, and fields with scattered trees or light woodland, in the upper basins of the Magdalena River, the Cauca River and the Patiá and Dagua Rivers.[5]

Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.

Songs and calls
Listen to the Apical flycatcher on xeno-canto

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700424A93775083.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sclater, P.L.; Salvin, Osbert (1881). "Descriptions of some new Species of South- American Birds of the families Tyrannidae and Formicariidae". The Ibis. 4: 269. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
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  4. ^ Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P (Eds). "IOC WORLD BIRD LIST (10.2)". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-300-10862-0
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  6. ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0
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  7. ISBN 978-958-5461-03-1
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