Tag: Sulphury Flycatcher

An observation of attempted interspecific kleptoparasitism between two neotropical Tyrannid flycatchers

Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) Science Article 1 abstract Kleptoparasitism, the interspecific and intraspecific stealing of already procured food, is well known among many taxa of birds (Brockmann & Barnard 1979), but has been reported only rarely in the avian family Tyrannidae. To my knowledge there are only two published observations of kleptoparasitism by tyrannid flycatchers, […]

Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea)

[order] Passeriformes | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Tyrannopsis sulphurea | [UK] Sulphury Flycatcher | [FR] Tyran des palmiers | [DE] Schwefeltyrann | [ES] Tirano Palmero | [IT] Pigliamosche sulfureo | [NL] Zwaveltiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Empidonomus sulphurea Tyrannopsis sulphurea SA Amazonia Physical charateristics The adult Sulphury […]