Variegated flycatcher
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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Empidonomus Cabanis & Heine, 1859 |
| Species: | E. varius |
| Binomial name | |
| Empidonomus varius (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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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.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Empidonomus varius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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