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Rufous Flycatcher
Myiarchus semirufus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1878
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Rufous Flycatcher, Myiarchus semirufus, is a bird of north-west Peru in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in arid coastal country, including thorn scrub, steppe, sparse grassland with scattered mesquite and Acacia, and also in farmed land. Its range runs from Tumbes to Ancash, mostly close to the coast, and it has been recorded from sea level up to 500 m. It is a resident bird. Adults of both sexes share the same plumage, with a brown head and upperparts, rufous wings and tail, and pale cinnamon-rufous underparts.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: nw Peru
