Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant
Myiotheretes fuscorufus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes fuscorufus, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family that breeds in Peru and Bolivia on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It lives in humid montane forest, especially along edges, in the canopy, and in disturbed growth and second growth. The species was first described in 1876 and is the only member of its genus. Adults show the same plumage in both sexes, with brown upperparts, a pale greyish line above the eye, blackish wings and tail, and rufous tones on the underparts and wing bars.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Peru and Bolivia
