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Variegated Flycatcher
Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Songbirds & other perching birds

Variegated Flycatcher

Empidonomus varius (Vieillot, 1818)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishVariegated Flycatcher
DutchBonte Tiran
SpanishTuquito rayado
Chinese杂色纹霸鹟
Scientific nameEmpidonomus varius (Vieillot, 1818)

About this species

The variegated flycatcher (Empidonomus varius) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile. In addition it has been documented as a vagrant in several U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusEmpidonomus

In Suriname

411Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
1901First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para299
  • Brokopondo23
  • Commewijne17
  • Sipaliwini13
  • Wanica4
  • Nickerie4
  • Paramaribo4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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