Streaked Flycatcher ( Myiodynastes maculatus )
- Sent by Rodrigo Girardi Santiago - 16/12/2006
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21cm
May be confused with the Piratic Flycatcher and the Variegated Flycatcher ( Empidonomus varius ), but is larger than both.
It is a solitary and quiet species which sings mostly at twilight.
This flycatcher spends most of the time perched in forest edges.
Feeds mainly on flying insects, but also takes berries.
The nest is usually built in a forked branch or in tree holes. The female builds the nest and incubates the eggs, which hatch within 16 – 17 days. The couple takes shifts to feed the nestlings which leave the nest within 18-21 days.
Migrates to lower latitudes in the winter.
