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Variegated Flycatcher
Empidonomus varius (Vieillot, 1818)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family and is widespread across South America. It occurs on Trinidad and in mainland South America, with records from every country there except Chile. The species is also known from a few places outside its normal range, including several states in the United States and Ontario in Canada. It was first described in 1818 by Vieillot. Two subspecies are recognised, with one mainly in the south and west of the range and the other farther north.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: widespread
