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Grey-breasted Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus griseipectus (Lawrence, 1869)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Grey-breasted Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus griseipectus, is a passerine of western Ecuador and northern Peru in the Tyrannidae family. It breeds in the lower storeys of humid and deciduous forest and woodland, with a marked preference for tangled vine growth. The species is found in scattered pockets along both slopes of the Andes, from sea level to higher ground, reaching 1,700 m in Ecuador and 1,200 m in Peru. It is a monotypic flycatcher that was first described in 1869 and later placed in its present genus.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: w Ecuador, n Peru
