Sulphur-bellied flycatcher
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiodynastes |
| Species: | M. luteiventris
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| Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater, PL, 1859
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Breeding Migration Non-Breeding
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The sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) is a large
passage migrants over the southern portions of Central America
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The most distinguishing characteristics of this flycatcher are the heavy streaking of its plumage, and its pale yellow belly. The bird also shows a rusty brown tail, and a black eyestripe. Its call sounds like noises made by squeaky toys.
Sulphur-bellied flycatchers usually occur in woodlands of
cup nest in a tree cavity or old woodpecker
hole. The female lays two to four eggs.
They wait on an open perch usually rather high or on top of the tree and fly out to catch insects in flight (hawking). They will also take berries and seeds.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1960). "Sulphur-bellied flycatcher" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 34. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 385–391.
External links
- Videos, photos and sounds - Internet Bird Collection
- Photo gallery - VIREO