Belted flycatcher

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Belted 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: Xenotriccus
Species:
X. callizonus
Binomial name
Xenotriccus callizonus
Dwight & Griscom, 1927

The belted flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus) is a species of

habitat loss
.

Description

This bird is relatively dull in appearance, though it does sport a flashy crest. The upperparts are a light brown, the underparts a dull yellow. Other features include a pale eye-ring and cocoa wing-bars and chest band, the latter giving it its name. Similar species include the

tufted flycatcher
.

The bird is usually relatively reclusive, opting to remain concealed in thickets, leaving to hawk or glean insects. It is usually relatively solitary and most likely socially monogamous.[2]

Ecology

Its natural

pines.[2]

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