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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Aves da Pátria da Leari
This is a very distinct migratory species with a long, forked tail. It arrives around November in the savanna
region of Cetrel and stays there until the middle of April when it disappears form the area. It even occurs in
Salvador (the sand dunes of STIEP). This species comes to the region to reproduce and never before has a
register for the species in the region been mentioned. Its nest is bowl-shaped and built on thick branches. It
lays three white eggs that have small streaks of brown. We have seen groups of up to 50 which use the same
area as a rossting site.
Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus (Vieillot, 1819)
Tropical Kingbird
This is one of the most common and abundant species and occurs on forest edges, in the savanna and the restinga
on the northern coast. Its nest is bowl-shaped and can be constructed at various heights from the ground
from two to ten meters. It lays two eggs with various chestnut colored specks. The chicks are born with clear
yellow plumage and their beaks are yellow. It’s very similar to the variegated flycatcher but can be differentiated
by its white throat. Measurements: Total length 210mm, wing 90mm, tail 75mm, tarsus 20mm, beak
20mm, weight 25g.
Empidonomus varius rufinus (Spix, 1825)
Variegated Flycatcher
This species is very similar in appearance to the piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) though it is bigger
and lives in the interior as well as edge of the Caatinga. It is very common in the Raso da Catarina. Measurements:
Total length 180mm, weight 25g.
Suiriri suiriri bahiae (Berlepsch, 1893)
Chaco Suiriri
It has a whitish throat and breast, a yellow abdomen and a dark stripe that extends from its beak to behind
its eyes. Its tail is slightly forked and the wings have two yellow stripes. This is not common in the Raso da
Catarina.
Phyllomyias fasciatus fasciatus (Thunerg, 1905)
Planalto Tyrannulet
This is a small bird with a clear gray breast and a black stripe behind its eyes. The abdomen is yellowish and
the head can be a dark gray color which contrasts with the rest of the body. It usually glides below small fruits
which it feeds from. It can be found at the edge of the Caatinga
Pachyramphus viridis viridis (Vieillot, 1816)