Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Fraseria griseigularis
A slim, long-tailed forest flycatcher, remarkably plain gray with a black tail and slightly paler underparts. Found in lowland rainforest and along forest edges. Inconspicuous and usually detected by voice. Similar to Gray Tit-Flycatcher, but plainer, found in different habitats, and easily separated by the black tail. Similar to other gray flycatchers, but slimmer and plainer, with a more horizontal posture. The song is a melancholy short series of whistles that is variable, but usually has a down-up-down pattern, with a longer last note.
Identification
A slim, long-tailed forest flycatcher, remarkably plain gray with a black tail and slightly paler underparts. Found in lowland rainforest and along forest edges. Inconspicuous and usually detected by voice. Similar to Gray Tit-Flycatcher, but plainer, found in different habitats, and easily separated by the black tail. Similar to other gray flycatchers, but slimmer and plainer, with a more horizontal posture. The song is a melancholy short series of whistles that is variable, but usually has a down-up-down pattern, with a longer last note.
Taxonomy
Genus: Fraseria; Family: Muscicapidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Fraseria griseigularis
- Authority
- (Jackson, FJ, 1906)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Fraseria
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
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