Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Near Threatened
Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus)
Taxonomy
French: Moucherolle ceinturé German: Brustband-Schnäppertyrann Spanish: Mosquero fajado
Taxonomy:
Xenotriccus callizonus
Dwight and Griscom
, 1927,Panajachel, 5500 feet [c. 1675 m], Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
.Distribution:
Interior and adjacent Pacific slope of S Mexico (Chiapas) S locally to NW El Salvador.
Descriptive notes
11·5–12·5 cm. Distinctive, crested flycatcher. Has olive crown with usually obvious spiked erectile crest; pale lores and pale lemon, teardrop-shaped eyering; nape... read more
Voice
Call a buzzy nasal “rreah” or “choi-ih”, sharper “cheuh” and burry “pi’kweehr”; song an... read more
Habitat
Understorey of dense, scrubby woodland, especially with oaks (Quercus); highlands from... read more
Food and feeding
Insects. Usually remains well hidden, and best detected by voice. Forages by searching from low perch, and then sallying out to capture... read more
Breeding
Nest a cup made of fine grass and other plant fibres, placed low in fork of shrub. Clutch 3 eggs. No other information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. Restricted-range species: present in North Central American Highlands EBA. Uncommon and locally distributed,... read more
Monotypic.