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Grey-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 29.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Myiozetetes
- Species granadensis
Where it lives
Honduras to western Ecuador, western Amazonia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 29.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to w Ecuador, w Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 29.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-capped Flycatcher?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 29.3 g.
Where does the Grey-capped Flycatcher live?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to w Ecuador, w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-capped Flycatcher belong to?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-capped Flycatcher eat?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Grey-capped Flycatcher migrate?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-capped Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Grey-capped Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-capped Flycatcher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Grey-capped Flycatcher's range?
The Grey-capped Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 3.3 million km².
Conservation
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