Ramphotrigon flammulatum
The Flammulated Flycatcher (Ramphotrigon flammulatum) is a small, elusive tyrant flycatcher, measuring approximately 13-14 cm (5.1-5.5 inches) in length and weighing around 15-20 grams. It presents an overall olive-brown plumage on its upperparts, contrasting with paler, often yellowish-washed underparts. Its most distinctive, though often concealed, field mark is the 'flammulated' or flame-like rufous streaking on its crown, which gives the species its evocative name; faint rufous streaking ...
Inhabits the dense understory and mid-story of humid subtropical and tropical lowland evergreen forests, as well as montane forests, typically found from near sea level up to 1500 meters.
Primarily insectivorous, feeding on a variety of flying insects such as flies, beetles, wasps, and moths, which it captures by sallying from perches within the forest understory.
This elusive flycatcher primarily forages in the understory and mid-story, performing short, agile sallies from a hidden perch to snatch flying insects in mid-air. Its broad, flat bill is perfectly adapted for this aerial insect hawking technique. Males establish and defend territories, often mar...
The Flammulated Flycatcher boasts a broad but somewhat disjunct distribution across the humid lowland and montane forests of South America. Its primary breeding and year-round resident range extends from southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru, eastward across much of the Amazonian l...
Least Concern
- The 'flammulated' in its name refers to the flame-like rufous streaking on its crown, a beautiful but often concealed feature that gives the bird its fiery distinction. - Unlike many flycatchers, it possesses an exceptionally broad, flattened bill, perfectly adapted for snatching insects direct...