Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Grey-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) - HBW 9, p. 407
French: Tyran à tête grise
German: Graukappen-Maskentyrann
Spanish: Bienteveo Cabecigrís
Taxonomy: Myiozetetes granadensis Lawrence, 1862, Panama.
Morphological and behavioural evidence suggests genus most closely related to Legatus; nesting behaviour links with Pitangus. Molecular data indicate strong support for a clade consisting of present species and M. luteiventris as sister-group to one formed by M. cayanensis and M. similis. Race occidentalis possibly better merged with nominate; further study required. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- granadensis Lawrence, 1862 - E Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica S to CE Panama.
- occidentalis J. T. Zimmer, 1937 - E Panama (Darién), N & W Colombia (W of Andes) and NW Ecuador (S to N Manabí and S Pichincha).
- obscurior Todd, 1925 - C & E Colombia (lower Magdalena Valley S to SE side of Serranía San Lucas, S from W Meta and Vaupés, and widely E of E Andes) and SE Venezuela (C & S Amazonas, W Bolívar) S to E Ecuador, E Peru (E of Andes), W Brazil (E to N Roraima, W Amazonas and Rondônia) and N Bolivia (S to Cochabamba and N Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding in a Palicourea shrub. Locality Hotel Villa Lapas, Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp granadensis)
Richard Garrigues 11 July 2012 42 weeks ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A bird flycatching repeatedly from the same perch Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp obscurior)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 57 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched and finally calling Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp obscurior)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 49 sec 4.3 -
A perched bird giving a couple of call notes Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp granadensis)
Richard Garrigues 15 December 2007 4 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird arriving to a branch and rubbing its bill Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp obscurior)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 3.9 -
A single individual perched on a wire in Hotel Villa Lapas Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
DAVID ASCANIO 7 July 2010 2 years ago 13 sec 3.8 -
Two different birds perched , one hunting for insects. Locality Tarapoto Tunnel, San Martín Department, Peru
Yoel Jimenez 4 December 2012 11 weeks ago 24 sec 3.5 -
An individual perched on a branch and flying away Locality Manu National Park, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp obscurior)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 1 October 2001 9 years ago 20 sec 3.1 -
a bird with no tail Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A perched bird Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 18 sec 3 -
A bird with no tail Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 29 sec 2.5
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