Scientific name Empidonomus varius Higher classification Empidonomus Order Passerine | Family Tyrannidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Crowned slaty flycatcher, Myiodynastes, Streaked flycatcher, Piratic flycatcher, Myiophobus | ||
Variegated flycatcher south padre island
The variegated flycatcher (Empidonomus varius) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. With the crowned slaty flycatcher being moved to its own genus, this is now the only species remaining in Empidonomus.
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It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Guianas; it is a vagrant to more northwestern parts of the continent.
Accidental in North America north of Mexico, there have been only six records, Maine (1977), Tennessee (1984), Ontario (1993), Washington (2008), and 2 sightings in Florida (2013 and 10/26/2015).
It is similar to the smaller piratic flycatcher and larger sulphur-bellied flycatcher.
Variegated flycatcher fort lauderdale florida
References
Variegated flycatcher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA