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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventris
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Length: 9 in. (22 cm )
Confined in the summer to mountain canyon forests with sycamore trees, this flycatcher is aggressive and noisy. It eats insects that it catches in the air and fruits. Nesting is in a tree cavity of a sycamore, and breeding begins later than most other birds of the area in late May and early June. The Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher winters as far south as Amazonian South America.

The four-digit banding code is SBFL.

Male | Herbert Clarke



Oak-pine woodland

Riparian / River forest
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Sex of Bird: Male
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  • Article: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: January 27, 2025
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/sulphur-bellied-flycatcher

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved January 27, 2025 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/sulphur-bellied-flycatcher

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Dr. Biology. "Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/sulphur-bellied-flycatcher

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Dr. Biology. "Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 27 Jan 2025. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/sulphur-bellied-flycatcher

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