Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Amazonian Scrub-flycatcher (Sublegatus obscurior) - HBW 9, p. 311

French: Tyranneau ombré German: Amazonas-Strauchtyrann Spanish: Mosquero Matorralero Amazónico
Other common names: Dusky Flycatcher, Todd’s Scrub-flycatcher

Taxonomy: Sublegatus glaber obscurior Todd, 1920, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Unpublished molecular data suggest that genus is closely related to Suiriri islerorum. All members of genus formerly treated as conspecific, but vocal and plumage data support existence of three species, possibly more; additional study needed in order to resolve species limits. Monotypic.

Distribution: Amazonia from E Colombia, S Venezuela and S Guianas S to E Ecuador, E Peru, NW Bolivia and NC Brazil (S, in E, to R Tocantins, in Pará).