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Variegated Flycatcher

Empidonomus variusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Accidental in North America



Egg Color:

White to pale buff, heavily spotted with red brown



Number of Eggs:

3 - 4



Incubation Days:

14 - 16



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Twigs, bark, leaf stems, and grasses.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Variegated Flycatcher: Medium flycatcher, dark brown-and-black scaled upperparts, brown eye-line on pale face, thin brown moustache stripe, dark-streaked, pale yellow underparts. Dark pale edged wing feathers. Dark tail feathers with thick rufous edges. Eats insects, berries, fruits.

Range and Habitat

Variegated Flycatcher: Accidental in North America; recorded in Maine, Tennessee, and Florida (Florida record remains questionable). Uncommon to common in South America.

Breeding and Nesting

Variegated Flycatcher: Three to four white to pale buff eggs heavily spotted with red brown are laid in a cup nest made of twigs, bark, leaf stems, and grass, and built on a horizontal tree branch 8 to 25 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Variegated Flycatcher: Eats mostly insects, berries, and fruits; forages from a low perch, flying out to catch insects in mid-air, and then returning to perch to eat.

Readily Eats

Meal Worms

Vocalization

Variegated Flycatcher: Makes a gently whistled, high "zreeeee." Also utters an abrasive "chee-chee-chuuuuuuu."

Similar Species

Variegated Flycatcher: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher is larger, has brighter yellow underparts more heavily streaked with brown, more rufous on tail and rump, and wider moustache stripe.

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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Empidonomus varius
Length7.25 Inches
Wingspan11.5 Inches

Variegated Flycatcher

Variegated Flycatcher: Medium flycatcher, dark brown-and-black scaled upperparts, brown eye-line on pale face, thin brown moustache stripe, dark-streaked, pale yellow underparts. Dark pale edged wing feathers. Dark tail feathers with thick rufous edges. Eats insects, berries, fruits.

● Song: "zreeeee", "chee-chee-chuuuuuuu"

● Foraging & Feeding: Variegated Flycatcher: Eats mostly insects, berries, and fruits; forages from a low perch, flying out to catch insects in mid-air, and then returning to perch to eat.

● Breeding & nesting: Variegated Flycatcher: Three to four white to pale buff eggs heavily spotted with red brown are laid in a cup nest made of twigs, bark, leaf stems, and grass, and built on a horizontal tree branch 8 to 25 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Variegated Flycatcher: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher is larger, has brighter yellow underparts more heavily streaked with brown, more rufous on tail and rump, and wider moustache stripe.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering direct flight on shallow wing beats., Sallies from perch to hawk insects and returns to the same or nearby perch.
Variegated Flycatcher Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Variegated Flycatcher: Accidental in North America; recorded in Maine, Tennessee, and Florida (Florida record remains questionable). Uncommon to common in South America.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight1 Ounces