Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Streak-throated Bush-tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis) - HBW 9, p. 389

French: Moucherolle à gorge rayée German: Streifenkehl-Buschtyrann Spanish: Birro Grande

Taxonomy: Taenioptera striaticollis P. L. Sclater, 1853, Ecuador.
Genus sometimes placed near Gubernetes and Muscipipra on basis of anatomical and morphological characters; also, Polioxolmis and Cnemarchus have frequently been merged with this genus. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • striaticollis (P. L. Sclater, 1853) - Sierra de Perijá and W Andes of Venezuela and Colombia S to N & C Peru (S to Apurímac and Arequipa).
  • pallidus Berlepsch, 1906 - E Andes in Peru (Cuzco, Puno), Bolivia and NW Argentina (S to Tucumán).