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Ornate Flycatcher
Myiotriccus ornatus (Lafresnaye, 1853)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Ornate Flycatcher, Myiotriccus ornatus, is a passerine in the tyrant flycatcher family, found in South America from Colombia to Peru. It is the only member of Myiotriccus. In the Andes it lives in humid montane forest, mature secondary growth and woodland, especially in mossy ravines, along small streams and beside openings such as landslides, treefall gaps and regrowing clearings. It is a resident bird. The species was first described by Lafresnaye in 1853. Its breeding range runs from Colombia through Ecuador to Peru.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia to Peru
