Cliff Flycatcher

Hirundinea ferruginea - Moucherolle hirondelle

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Tyrannidés
Genus
:
Hirundinea
Species
:
ferruginea

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics

Size
: 19 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Hirundinea ferruginea ferruginea (e Colombia, nw Brazil, se Venezuela and sw Guyana, French Guiana)
Hirundinea ferruginea sclateri (w Venezuela, Colombia to se Peru)
Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa (s and e Brazil, e Paraguay, ne Argentina and Uruguay)
Hirundinea ferruginea pallidior (n and e Bolivia, w Paraguay and nw Argentina)

Foreign names

Moucherolle hirondelle,
Birro roquero,
gibão-de-couro,
Schwalbentyrann,
fecsketirannusz,
Zwaluwtiran,
Pigliamosche rupicolo,
klipptyrann,
Klippetyrann,
útesiar gaštanový,
tyranovec útesový,
Klippetyran,
kalliosieppari,
mosquer dels cingles,
tyranówka klifowa,
Ласточковый мухоед,
ツバメタイランチョウ,
峭壁霸鹟,
峭壁霸鶲,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest