Gold brow tyrant

Gold brow tyrant
	Satrapa icterophrys
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Tyrants (Tyrannidae)
Subfamily :	Fluvicolinae
Tribe :	Xolmiini
Genre :	Satrapa
Type :	Gold brow tyrant
Scientific name of the genus
	Satrapa
	Strickland , 1844
Scientific name of the species
	Satrapa icterophrys
	( Vieillot , 1818)

The golden- browed tyrant ( Satrapa icterophrys ) is the only species of the monotypical genus Satrapa in the family of tyrants , which is sometimes also called the New World flycatcher .

features

The golden brow tyrant reaches a body length of 16 cm and a weight of 20 g. Its top is olive green, with a darker olive shade on the top of the head. A blackish mask runs over the eyes, over which there is a striking yellow stripe over the eyes . The underside is bright yellow, the breast with an olive tone. The wings are blackish in color with gray edges and two indistinct wing bands. The control feathers are blackish. The beak is quite short and narrow, the legs also short.

The females are similar to the males, but are somewhat more dull in color with paler stripes over the eyes and an indistinctly blotchy breast.

distribution and habitat

The golden brow tyrant is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Venezuela , Paraguay and Uruguay . It can be found in semi-open areas and in bushland, on the edges of forests and on the edges of gallery forests and wetlands.

Way of life

The golden brow tyrant is a rather quiet bird that can usually be found in pairs.

Individual evidence

↑ Steven L. Hilty Birds of Venezuela. 2002, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691092508 , p. 618.
^ ^A ^b ^c Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, William L. Brown: The Birds of South America: The Suboscine Passerines. University of Texas Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0292770638 , p. 615.

Web links

Commons : Satrapa icterophrys - collection of images, videos and audio files

Satrapa icterophrys inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
Videos, photos and sound recordings of Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) in the Internet Bird Collection

[Hilty-1] Steven L. Hilty Birds of Venezuela. 2002, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691092508 , p. 618.

[Suboscine-2] A ^b ^c Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, William L. Brown: The Birds of South America: The Suboscine Passerines. University of Texas Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0292770638 , p. 615.