Olive-chested Flycatcher
Myiophobus cryptoxanthus (Sclater, PL, 1861)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Olive-chested Flycatcher, Myiophobus cryptoxanthus, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in eastern Ecuador and north-east Peru. It lives along the Andean slope, from Sucumbíos Province in Ecuador into Cajamarca, Amazonas, Loreto and San Martín in Peru. It is found in open country, shrubby clearings, pastures, secondary woodland and forest edges. The species was first described in 1861 by Philip Sclater. It is monotypic, and the sexes are very similar in plumage, with a hidden yellow crown patch being a key feature.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: e Ecuador, ne Peru
