| Whiskered Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus (aka Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher (which now normally refers to M. sulphureipygius) Brazilian name: assanhadinho |
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Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil There are 5 subspecies of Whiskered Flycatcher including this example, M. b. mastacalis of south-east Brazil. |
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The most noticeable features are the bright yellow rump and the pale eyering. The mastacalis subspecies has a tawny wash on its breast. Note also the large eyes and the conspicuous rictal bristles which give the bird its English name. They are very active and restless birds found in humid forest and secondary woodland. |
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There are illustrations in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 37 (barbatus and mastacalis); Hilty & Brown, Plate 37 (aureatus) and Sick, Plate 35 (mastacalis). Recordings can be found on xeno-canto. |
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