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Fuscous Flycatcher
Cnemotriccus fuscatus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Fuscous Flycatcher, Cnemotriccus fuscatus, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds widely across South America. It occurs in Trinidad and Tobago and across mainland South America apart from Chile. It is the only species in its genus. The sexes are alike. The species has seven recognised subspecies, and some authors have treated parts of the complex as separate species. It was first described in 1831 by Wied-Neuwied. Its range includes a wide spread of habitats, with thick shady undergrowth favoured throughout.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: widespread
