Flammulated Flycatcher (Ramphotrigon flammulatum)
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Flammulated Flycatcher

Ramphotrigon flammulatum (Lawrence, 1875)

17 gWeight

Busiest months: March · Most records: Mexico

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Mexico

Flammulated Flycatcher has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PN Cañón del SumideroMexico174 records
  2. Rancho PrimaveraMexico52 records
  3. Playa YelapaMexico13 records
More places
  1. ChacalillaMexico10 records
  2. Camino SingaytaMexico7 records
  3. Jardín Botánico VallartaMexico5 records
  4. Reserva de La Chara PintaMexico3 records
  5. Ojo de Agua TolistoqueMexico1 record
  6. Rio PitillalMexico1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Mexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Flammulated Flycatcher?

The Flammulated Flycatcher weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Flammulated Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: southwestern, southern Mexico. It is most often recorded in Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Flammulated Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Flammulated Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Flammulated Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
17 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
76 mm
Tail
78 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: southwestern, southern Mexico

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Ramphotrigon

Other birds in the genus Ramphotrigon

Large-headed FlatbillLarge-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumRufous-tailed FlatbillRufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficaudaDusky-tailed FlatbillDusky-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon fuscicaudaGrey-headed PipritesGrey-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsWing-barred PipritesWing-barred PipritesPiprites chlorisBlack-capped PipritesBlack-capped PipritesPiprites pileataGreenish TyrannuletGreenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensReiser's TyrannuletReiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseriUrich's TyrannuletUrich's TyrannuletPhyllomyias urichiSclater's TyrannuletSclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateri
Flammulated Flycatcher

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