Latin Etymology: Mionectes ("having too little") oleagineus ("olive coloured")
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Mionectes oleagineus assimilis
Weight: 7.5-18.5g / Length: 12.5-14cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A rather plain and drab flycatcher of the Neotropics with the bulk of it's range comprising the Amazon Rainforest. Unusually, it has a mixed breeding strategy, where roughly half the population finds mates via leks where they display communally, while the other half find mates solo.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Mionectes
SUBSPECIES: M. o . assimilis, M. o. parcus, M. o. abdominalis, M. o. pallidiventris, M. o. dorsalis, M. o. pacificus, M. o. oleagineus
- Sighting Locations -
A common resident.
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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