McConnell's flycatcher facts for kids
Quick facts for kids McConnell's flycatcher |
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Mionectes
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macconnelli
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Pipromorpha oleaginea macconnelli |
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The McConnell's flycatcher (scientific name: Mionectes macconnelli) is a small bird. It belongs to the Tyrannidae family, also known as tyrant flycatchers. You can find this bird in parts of South America. It lives in the Guiana Shield region, northern Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia.
These birds prefer to live in certain types of forests. They like subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. They also live in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, which are forests found on mountains.
About McConnell's Flycatcher
What Does It Look Like?
McConnell's flycatcher is a small bird, about 13 centimeters long. That's roughly the size of your hand! Its upper body is olive green. The feathers on its belly are a dull yellowish-orange color. It also has a thin, narrow beak.
How Was It Discovered?
An English bird expert named Charles Chubb first described this bird in 1919. He thought it was a type of subspecies of the ochre-bellied flycatcher. He gave it the scientific name Pipromorpha oleaginea macconnelli. Chubb found the bird near the Kamakabra River in what was then British Guiana.
The name macconnelli was chosen to honor Frederick Vavasour McConnell. He was an English traveler and collector who had passed away. Later, in 1921, an American bird expert named Clyde Todd decided it was its own separate species. In 1979, another expert, Melvin Traylor, placed it in the Mionectes group of birds.
Similar Birds
McConnell's flycatcher used to be considered the same species as the Sierra de Lema flycatcher (Mionectes roraimae). These two birds look very much alike. However, they have different ways of singing and showing off. This is why scientists now consider them separate species.
