Sulphury flycatcher

Tyrannopsis sulphurea

The sulphury flycatcher is a passerine bird which is a localised resident breeder from Trinidad, the Guianas and Venezuela south to Amazonian Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil.
Sulphury flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) Pumarinri Lodge, San Martín, Peru. Jan 12, 2021 Geotagged,Peru,Sulphury flycatcher,Summer,Tyrannopsis sulphurea

Appearance

The adult sulphury flycatcher is 20.3 cm long and weighs 54g. The head and neck are dark grey, and there is a concealed yellow crown stripe. The upperparts are olive, and the wings and tail are brown. The underparts are yellow with a greenish tint to the upper breast and a white throat. The black bill is short and broad.

This species resembles the tropical kingbird, but is shorter, stockier, and has a shorter bill. The call is a loud squealing ''jweeez'', quite different from the kingbird's twittering.
Sulphury Flycatcher seen at Pueblo Nuevo Colombia,Comunidad Pueblo Nuevo,Geotagged,Mitu,Sulphury flycatcher,Tyrannopsis sulphurea,Vaupés,Winter

Habitat

This large tyrant flycatcher is found in savannah habitat with moriche palms.

Reproduction

The nest is an open cup of sticks in the crown of a moriche palm, and the typical clutch is two cream-coloured eggs blotched with brown.

Food

Sulphury flycatchers wait on an exposed perch high in a palm and sally out to catch insects in flight. They will also take some berries.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannopsis
SpeciesT. sulphurea
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru