rufescent flycatcher

The rufescent flycatcher was originally described as Myiobius rufescens.{{cite book | last=Salvadori |first=Tommaso | date= 1864 | title=Intorno ad alcune specie nuove o poco conosciute in Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali | publisher=Coi tipi di G. Bernardoni | volume=VII | pages=152–153 |language=Latin |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10816866 |access-date=January 15, 2025}} In the mid-twentieth century it was reclassified as a subspecies of the bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus). Following studies that identified plumage and vocal differences among the subspecies, beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems began splitting them.Kirwan, G. M., A. Farnsworth, J. del Hoyo, D. J. Lebbin, N. Collar, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Bran-colored Flycatcher ('Myiophobus fasciatus''), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brcfly1.02.1 retrieved January 14, 2025BirdLife International (2016) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 9. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_90.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB]Clements, J. F., P.C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 30, 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/flycatchers/ |title=Tyrant flycatchers |website=IOC World Bird List |version =v 13.1 | editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen |date=January 2023 |access-date=16 February 2023 }}Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 4 March 2024. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved June 23, 2024

The rufescent flycatcher is monotypic.

The rufescent flycatcher is {{convert|11.5|to|12.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The sexes very similar. Adult males have a brown crown with a partly hidden orange-buff patch in the middle. Both sexes have brown lores and a short warm buff supercilium on an otherwise warm brown face. Their back and rump are warm brown. Their wings are dark brown with rufous-buff edges on the flight feathers and wide rufous-buff tips on the wing coverts; the latter show as two wing bars. Their tail is dark brown. Their throat and underparts are peachy-buff cinnamon that is lightest on the throat and upper breast. Adult females have a much smaller crown patch or none at all. Both sexes have a brown iris, a black bill with an orange-yellow base to the mandible, and black legs and feet.Kirwan, G. M., A. Farnsworth, J. del Hoyo, D. J. Lebbin, N. Collar, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Rufescent Flycatcher (Myiophobus rufescens), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brcfly3.01 retrieved January 15, 2025{{cite book | last =Schulenberg | first =T.S. | last2 =Stotz | first2 =D.F. | last3 =Lane | first3 =D.F. | last4 =O'Neill | first4 =J.P. | last5 =Parker | first5 =T.A. III | title =Birds of Peru | publisher =Princeton University Press | edition =revised and updated |series=Princeton Field Guides | date =2010 | location =Princeton, NJ | pages =442 |isbn = 978-0691130231 }}

The rufescent flycatcher is found from southern Lambayeque Department in northwestern Peru south along the coast through the rest of the country and slightly into extreme northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It inhabits rather open landscapes including the edges of forest, secondary woodlands, pastures, and desert scrublands. In elevation it ranges from sea level to {{convert|2700|m|ft|abbr=on}} in Peru but only to about {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} in Chile.{{cite book | last =de la Peña | first =Martín R. | last2=Rumboll |first2=Maurice| title =Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica | publisher =Princeton University Press | series =Princeton Illustrated Checklists | date =2001 | location =New Jersey | pages = | isbn =0691090351 }}

The rufescent flycatcher is a year-round resident.

The rufescent flycatcher's diet and feeding behavior have not been studied. They are assumed to be similar to those of the bran-colored flycatcher, which see here.

Nothing is known about the rufescent flycatcher's breeding biology.

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The rufescent flycatcher's dawn song has not been described. Its calls include a "slightly metallic, nasal chieh or tseek, uttered either singly or in series" and a "rattled series of identical notes with a total duration of ⁓0.7‒2.0 [seconds]". Often a pair vocalizes in duet with each making one of the calls.

The IUCN has assessed the rufescent flycatcher as being of Least Concern. Its population size is not known and is believed to be stable. No immediate threats have been identified. It is considered fairly common in Peru and rare in Chile.

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Category:Myiophobus

Category:Birds of Peru

Category:Birds described in 1864

Category:Taxa named by Tommaso Salvadori