Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Whiskered Flycatcher (Myiobius barbatus) - HBW 9, p. 351
French: Moucherolle barbichon
German: Gelbbauch-Borstentyrann
Spanish: Moscareta Barbada
Other common names: Bearded Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Muscicapa barbata J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with M. sulphureipygius. Race mastacalis possibly a separate species. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- semiflavus Todd, 1919 - NC Colombia.
- barbatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - SE Colombia, E, S & SE Venezuela and the Guianas S to N Peru and NC Brazil.
- amazonicus Todd, 1925 - E Peru and C Brazil.
- semiflavus Todd, 1919 - NC Colombia.
- barbatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - SE Colombia, E, S & SE Venezuela and the Guianas S to N Peru and NC Brazil.
- amazonicus Todd, 1925 - E Peru and C Brazil.
- insignis J. T. Zimmer, 1939 - NE Brazil.
- mastacalis (Wied, 1821) - SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched bird, seen from below. Locality Zanderij International Airport, Para District, Suriname (ssp barbatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 March 2011 39 weeks ago 38 sec 3 -
A brief view of a bird perched and flying away Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp barbatus)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 1 sec 3
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A bird showing its whiskers
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp mastacalis)
Arthur Grosset 20 November 2006 2 years ago 4
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Calls. Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Evair Legal 11 December 2011 12 weeks ago 3
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