[order] Passeriformes | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Mionectes oleagineus | [IT] Pigliamosche petto ocra | [UK] Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | [FR] Pipromorphe roussatre | [DE] Ockerbauch-Pipratyrann | [ES] Mosquero Aceitunado | [NL] Okerbuik-pipratiran | [SU]-
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Region | Range |
| Mionectes | oleagineus | LA | s Mexico through Amazonia, e Brazil | |
| Mionectes | oleagineus | abdominalis | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | assimilis | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | chloronotus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | dorsalis | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | dyscolus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | hauxwelli | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | intensus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | lutescens | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | maynanus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | obscurus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | oleagineus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | pacificus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | pallidiventris | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | parcus | ||
| Mionectes | oleagineus | wallacei |
Physical charateristics
Adult Ochre-bellied Flycatchers are 12.7cm long and weigh 11g. They have olive-green upperparts, and the head and upper breast are also green. The rest of the underparts are ochre-coloured, there are two buff wing bars, and the feathers of the closed wing are edged with buff. The male is slightly larger than the female, but otherwise similar.
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| wingspan min.: | 0 | cm | wingspan max.: | 0 | cm |
| size min.: | 13 | cm | size max.: | 14 | cm |
| incubation min.: | 18 | days | incubation max.: | 21 | days |
| fledging min.: | 0 | days | fledging max.: | 0 | days |
| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 2 | ||
| eggs max.: | 5 |
Range
It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America east of the Andes as far as southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Living quietly in forests, capoeiras and clearings, this bird makes only short, fast movements and is difficult to spot.
Habitat
Living quietly in forests, capoeiras and clearings, this bird makes only short, fast movements and is difficult to spot.
Reproduction
It makes a moss-covered ball nest with a side entrance, which is suspended from a root or branch, often over water. The female incubates the typical clutch of two or three white eggs for 18-20 days, with about the same period for the young, initially covered with grey down, to fledge.
Feeding habits
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher is an inconspicuous bird which, unusually for a tyrant flycatcher, feeds mainly on seeds and berries, and some insects and spiders.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 9,000,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as ‘frequent’ in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Migration
Sedentary throughout range, but with some wandering, associated with fruit abundance.
Distribution map
Literature
Title Lek size variation and its consequences in the ochre-bellied flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus
Author(s): David Westcott and James N. M. Smith
Abstract: Several hypotheses suggest that the costs and bene..[more]..
Source: Behavioral Ecology VoL 8 No. 4: 396-403
Title Evolution of Leks
Author(s): SHEKIB DASTAGIR, KIM DI MINNI
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