Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Greyish Mourner (Rhytipterna simplex) - HBW 9, p. 426
French: Tyran grisâtre
German: Grauschmucktyrann
Spanish: Plañidera Gris
Taxonomy: M[uscicapa] simplex M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823, Bahia, Brazil.
Placed by early authors in the family Cotingidae, with supposed close relationship to genera Laniocera and Lipaugus. Well-supported anatomical evidence, however, indicates that it is a tyrannid, having close affinities to Sirystes, Casiornis and Myiarchus. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- frederici (Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1918) - SE Colombia (S from Meta and Vaupés), E & S Venezuela and the Guianas S to E Ecuador, E Peru, Amazonian Brazil (S to Mato Grosso, N Goiás and N Maranhão) and N Bolivia (S to La Paz, Cochabamba and N Santa Cruz).
- simplex (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - E Brazil, from Alagoas S to Minas Gerais and SW São Paulo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird performing a wing stretch twice, and scratching it's head once. Locality Zanderij International Airport, Para District, Suriname (ssp frederici)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 March 2011 40 weeks ago 41 sec 4 -
An individual on the ground, picking nest material and flying away Locality Cuyuní River Road, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp frederici)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 4 years ago 16 sec 3.9 -
A bird singing from two different trees Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp frederici)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 55 sec 3.9 -
A bird foraging on the ground, flying away Locality Cuyuní River Road, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp frederici)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 3.8 -
An individual moving in a bush, with nesting material. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp frederici)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 5 weeks ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A dorsal view of a preening bird. Locality Zanderij International Airport, Para District, Suriname (ssp frederici)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 March 2011 40 weeks ago 30 sec 3.7
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Perched on a branch in the canopy.
Locality Yasuní Research Station, Yasuní National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp frederici)
Nick Athanas 18 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A bird singing from a high branch
Locality Yutajé, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp frederici)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 21 February 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
An individual in a bush, with nesting material.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp frederici)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 5 weeks ago 3 -
Ventral view of perched bird
Locality Murici Reserve, Alagoas State, Brazil (ssp simplex)
Arthur Grosset 20 March 2004 2 years ago 3
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Natural song Locality Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(ssp simplex)
Andrew_Davis 16 July 2004 2 years ago 3
