Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes fuscorufus
Subtly patterned reddish-brown flycatcher of high-elevation montane forests. Perches upright, often on the tops of snags or bushes around forest edges and clearings. Grayish brown above, warm tawny reddish below, with reddish wingbars and a weak black eye-line. Listen for a series of short bouncing notes followed by a punctuated ending note: “pip-pip-pip, pi-PEW.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Myiotheretes fuscorufus
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Myiotheretes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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