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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventrisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Breeding Location:

Canyons



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common, but local



Egg Color:

White to buff with red brown and lavender spots



Number of Eggs:

2 - 4



Incubation Days:

15 - 16



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Cavity filled with stems, pine needles, and leaves.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Large flycatcher with boldly streaked olive-brown upperparts and pale yellow underparts with dark brown streaks. Eyestripes are thick and black with white borders. The wings are dark and edged with white. Tail is rust-brown. Slow fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Native of Mexico and Central America, but also breeds in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. Preferred habitats include sycamore trees in deep canyons from 5,000 to 7,500 feet elevation.

Breeding and Nesting

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Two to four white to buff eggs with red brown and lavender spots are laid in a nest made of stems, pine needles, and leaves built in a natural cavity in a large sycamore, usually 20 to 50 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 15 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Feeds on insects caught in the air; also eats small fruits and berries. Often sits on perch high in a treetop to spot prey, and then hawks it in flight.

Readily Eats

Meal Worms

Vocalization

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Call is an excited chatter similar to the squeaking of a rubber duck. Song is a soft "tre-le-re-re."

Similar Species

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Other North American flycatchers lack streaked plumage.

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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Myiodynastes luteiventris
Length8 - 9 Inches
Wingspan14.5 Inches

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Large flycatcher with boldly streaked olive-brown upperparts and pale yellow underparts with dark brown streaks. Eyestripes are thick and black with white borders. The wings are dark and edged with white. Tail is rust-brown. Slow fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.

● Song: "tre-le-re-re"

● Foraging & Feeding: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Feeds on insects caught in the air; also eats small fruits and berries. Often sits on perch high in a treetop to spot prey, and then hawks it in flight.

● Breeding & nesting: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Two to four white to buff eggs with red brown and lavender spots are laid in a nest made of stems, pine needles, and leaves built in a natural cavity in a large sycamore, usually 20 to 50 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 15 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Other North American flycatchers lack streaked plumage.

Flight Pattern

Slow flight with shallow wing beats., Sallies from perch to catch insects in the air., Hovers, dips for prey.
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Native of Mexico and Central America, but also breeds in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. Preferred habitats include sycamore trees in deep canyons from 5,000 to 7,500 feet elevation.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common, but local
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.6 Ounces