Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 43.2 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 Myiodynastes
- Species maculatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 43.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Streaked 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 Streaked Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Mexico to Uruguay.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 43.2 g, with a wing length of about 10.7 cm and a tail of around 8.6 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 4.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Streaked Flycatcher?
The Streaked Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 43.2 g.
Where does the Streaked Flycatcher live?
The Streaked Flycatcher is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Mexico to Uruguay, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Streaked Flycatcher belong to?
The Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Streaked Flycatcher eat?
The Streaked Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Streaked Flycatcher migrate?
The Streaked Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Streaked 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 Streaked Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Streaked Flycatcher — including its dawn song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Streaked Flycatcher's range?
The Streaked Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 4.6 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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