Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus) - HBW 9, p. 315
French: Tyranneau orné
German: Schmucktyrann
Spanish: Mosquerito Adornado
Taxonomy: Tyrannula ornata Lafresnaye, 1853, Bogotá, Colombia.
Distinctive monotypic genus of uncertain affinities, hypothesized as closest to Myiophobus on basis of cranial characters, bright crown patch and cup-shaped nest. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ornatus (Lafresnaye, 1853) - C Andes and W slope at N end of E range, in Colombia.
- stellatus (Cabanis, 1873) - W Colombia and W Ecuador.
- phoenicurus (P. L. Sclater, 1855) - E Andes of SE Colombia, E Ecuador and Peru (N of R Marañón).
- aureiventris (P. L. Sclater, 1874) - C & SE Peru (Huánuco S to Puno).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird sallying and returning to the same perch Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp stellatus)
Scott Olmstead 4 March 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 4.9 -
An adult bird perched and calling Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (ssp stellatus)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 4 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A bird calling several times Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp stellatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A perched bird looking for prey in all directions Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp stellatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 45 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a branch, entering and leaving its nest Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp stellatus)
Robert Schaefer 25 February 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 3.9 -
A bird on a branch, finally catching an insect Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 3.5
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Bird perching on a trunk
Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Helmut Schumann 30 October 2008 3 years ago 4 -
On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 28 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bid perching on a twig
Locality Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 29 September 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Perched on branch
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 2.7 -
Individual on branch.
Locality Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, La Delicia, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 23 December 2009 1 year ago 2
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Calls from bird accompanying a mixed flock Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia
(ssp ornatus)
Bradley Davis 16 June 2007 2 years ago 3
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