Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea) - HBW 9, p. 353
French: Moucherolle hirondelle
German: Schwalbentyrann
Spanish: Birro Común
Other common names: Swallow Flycatcher (bellicosa)
Taxonomy: [Todus] ferruginea J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Closely allied to Neopipo and Pyrrhomyias. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sclateri Reinhardt, 1870 - W Venezuela and S on E slope of E Andes from Colombia to SE Peru (S to Cuzco).
- ferruginea (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Disjunctly in extreme E Colombia (R Vaupes), NW Brazil (NW Amazonas), SE Venezuela (Bolívar), SW Guyana and French Guiana.
- pallidior Hartert & Goodson, 1917 - N & E Bolivia, W Paraguay and NW Argentina (S to La Rioja and Córdoba).
- bellicosa (Vieillot, 1819) - S & E Brazil, E Paraguay, NE Argentina (Misiones) and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird perched Locality São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 20 March 2011 2 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A view of a nest placed on a window house and the adults feeding the chicks twice, then the largest chick preening. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp ferruginea)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4.7 -
A pair feeding its chicks in the nest, on a window house. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp ferruginea)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird perched on a wire, ejecting a pellet (then at 10% speed). Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp ferruginea)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A perched bird changing its position and flying away Locality Aguas Emendadas Reserve, Federal District, Brazil (ssp bellicosa)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a stick, flying away and returning Locality Piedra de la Virgen, Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp ferruginea)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 22 sec 4.5
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In front my room
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp bellicosa)
Guy Poisson 17 September 2007 2 years ago 4.6 -
A bird feeding its chicks on the nest.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp ferruginea)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Perija Mountains
Locality Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp ferruginea)
kperezleon 22 June 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
Adult perched on cement post.
Locality Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp sclateri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 19 August 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Bird perched near a lake.
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 October 1989 31 weeks ago 4 -
Adult
Locality Molinos, Salta Province, Argentina (ssp pallidior)
Marco Valentini 27 August 2012 36 weeks ago 3.8
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A pair calling several calls. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp ferruginea)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
two calls Locality Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp sclateri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 30 September 2009 3 years ago 3
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