Natural History of Ecuador's Mainland Avifauna (NHEMA).

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Myiodynastes chrysocephalus, Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Family Tyrannidae, Order Passeriformes
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This page was created by Harold F. Greeney & Paul R. Martin in 2005. It is updated periodically and should be cited in the manner outlined on the NHEMA species list page.

Abstract:

The Golden-crowned Flycatcher occurs from Panama to Argentina, in foothills and montane forests at elevations ranging from 900-2500 m. While evidence of breeding has been reported from several localities (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), the nest of this common species is surprisingly poorly know. It has been described by various authors as a cup shaped nest, composed primarily of moss, and situated in a variety of situations. These include tree cavities, holes in vertical surfaces, cliff faces, and natural crevices. Clutch size is generally reported as 2 eggs, but there is at least one published account of a three egg clutch and our own observations suggest that (in Ecuador) clutch size is often greater than 2. There is no published information on incubation or nestling care.

Relevant publications:

 Greeney, H.F. & T. Nunnery (in press). Notes on the breeding of northwestern Ecuadorian birds. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club.

Ecuadorian breeding dates:

DATE

LOCATION

STAGE

SOURCE of data

5 March 1998

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Building

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

25 April 1999

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Building

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

12 May 1999

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Building

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

27 April 2000

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Building

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

6 May 2001

Hacienda San Isidro/ Yanayacu Biological Station

Building

H. F. Greeney unpubl.

18 October 2003

Hacienda San Isidro/ Yanayacu Biological Station

Building

H. F. Greeney unpubl.

2 June 1999

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Incubation

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

25 April 2001

Celica, Loja, Ecuador

Nestlings

P. R. Martin unpubl.

17 September 2005

Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador

Nestlings

H. F. Greeney unpubl.

17 August 2000

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

Fledgling

Greeney & Nunnery (in press)

Photographs:

Nestlings of M. chrysocephalus

Young nestling of Myiodynastes chrysocephalus, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Young nestling of Myiodynastes chrysocephalus, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Young nestling of Myiodynastes chrysocephalus, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Adult Myiodynastes chrysocephalus, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Mitch Lysinger

Additional photographs of M. chrysocephalus

Nest with three living nestlings and one dead nestling, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.

Nest with three living nestlings and one dead nestling, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.

Nest site on cliff face, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.

Nest site in mossy isolated tree, Celica, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by P. R. Martin.

Nest with three living nestlings and one dead nestling, Huacamayos Ridge, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by M. Lysinger.

Nest with three older nestlings, Celica, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by P. R. Martin.
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