Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) - HBW 9, p. 307
French: Pipromorphe à tête grise
German: Schieferkappen-Laubtyrann
Spanish: Orejero Coronigrís
Other common names: Slaty-capped Leptopogon; White-bellied Leptopogon (albidiventer)
Taxonomy: L[eptopogon] superciliaris Tschudi, 1844, Montaña of Vitoc, Peru.
Most populations exhibit extraordinary individual variation (especially in colour of wingbars), even at a single locality, and majority of named races cannot be distinguished from one another; hence, hellmayri (Costa Rica and W Panama), transandinus (E Panama, W slope of W Andes of Colombia, W Ecuador), poliocephalus (C & E Andes of Colombia), venezuelensis (N Venezuela, from W Zulia E to Monagas) and pariae (extreme NE Venezuela in Sucre, and Trinidad) all merged with nominate. Transition to distinctive white-bellied race albidiventer occurs shar.. View all taxonomy...
Most populations exhibit extraordinary individual variation (especially in colour of wingbars), even at a single locality, and majority of named races cannot be distinguished from one another; hence, hellmayri (Costa Rica and W Panama), transandinus (E Panama, W slope of W Andes of Colombia, W Ecuador), poliocephalus (C & E Andes of Colombia), venezuelensis (N Venezuela, from W Zulia E to Monagas) and pariae (extreme NE Venezuela in Sucre, and Trinidad) all merged with nominate. Transition to distinctive white-bellied race albidiventer occurs sharply in E Andes of C Peru, and both plumage types occur together from Ayacucho S to Cuzco; detailed genetic and vocal studies could demonstrate that they represent separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- superciliaris Tschudi, 1844 - mountains of Costa Rica and Panama, Colombia (all three cordilleras), Venezuela (Andes and coastal mountains, and Paria Peninsula), Trinidad, Ecuador (both slopes) and E Peru (S to Ayacucho).
- albidiventer Hellmayr, 1918 - E Peruvian Andes (S from Ayacucho and Cuzco) and N Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch and then flying away Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp superciliaris)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
One perched bird Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 3.5
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Perched on branch
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ian Maton 2 February 2011 44 weeks ago 4 -
Adult perched in a tree
Locality Carabobo State, Venezuela (ssp purus)
Mikko Pyhälä 20 November 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
Dorsal view of a bird on a branch
Locality Villavicencio, Meta Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 5 January 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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Short voice. Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 1 January 2003 2 years ago 4
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