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Variegated Flycatcher
Empidonomus varius
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,331 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,150 |
| Canada | 680 |
| Ontario | 680 |
| New York | 400 |
| Sao Paulo | 352 |
| Michigan | 280 |
| Argentina | 223 |
| Texas | 186 |
| Minas Gerais | 181 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Variegated and Crowned Slaty Flycatchers · Empidonomus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Variegated Flycatcher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.