Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
Jelski's Chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix jelskii)
Taxonomy
French: Pitajo de Jelski German: Rostbürzel-Schmätzertyrann Spanish: Pitajo de Jelski
Taxonomy:
Ochthoeca jelskii
Taczanowski
, 1883,Montaña de Nancho, Peru
.Distribution:
SW Ecuador (Loja) and NW Peru (S to Lima, in E La Libertad and W Huánuco crossing to E side of R Marañón W of C Andes).
Descriptive notes
12–12·5 cm. Male has blackish-brown head, yellow frontal area and white supercilium; upperparts more rufous-brown than head; wings dusky, two strong rufous... read more
Voice
Usually quiet; song a high-pitched and sharp “tseeeee”, sometimes varied to... read more
Habitat
Borders of montane forest and secondary woodland and adjacent shrubby stream borders; 1300–... read more
Food and feeding
Insects. Usually found singly; occasionally follows mixed-species flocks. Usually sallies from low perch in vegetation, occasionally from... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Rare to uncommon and local; often overlooked, possibly more common. In Ecuador, appears more abundant in Sozoranga, Cariamanga and Utuana regions... read more
Formerly considered conspecific with S. pulchella, and both previously included in S. frontalis; perhaps closest to latter. Monotypic.