The Ornate Flycatcher is a species of bird

Bird

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 in the Tyrannidae family. It is the only member of the genus Myiotriccus. It is found in Colombia

Colombia

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, Ecuador

Ecuador

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, and Peru

Peru

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The Ornate Flycatcher is a fairly small flycatcher at an average length of 12 cm (4.7 in) and weighin about 13.5 grams (0.5 oz). It is very distinctive in the field due to its bright yellow belly, white post-occular spots, dusky head and conspicuous large yellow rump against dusky wings. In Ecuador

Ecuador

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, the mantle and tail are rusty colored in East Slope birds and earth brown in West Slope birds. The Ornate Flycatcher's natural habitat

Habitat

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 is subtropical or tropical moist montane

Montane

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forests.