Rufous-breasted Flycatcher

The rufous-breasted flycatcher (Leptopogon rufipectus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. == Taxonomy and systematics == The rufous-breasted flycatcher was originally described in 1846 as Tyrannula rufipectus. It was later transferred to genus Leptopogon but for a time in the early twentieth century was treated by some authors as Leptopogon erythrops. The rufous-breasted flycatcher is monotypic. It and the Inca flycatcher (L. taczanowskii) are sister species and may form a superspecies. == Description == The rufous-breasted flycatcher is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long; six individuals weighed 10 to 18 g (0.35 to 0.63 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown. Their face is mostly rufous with some gray in the lores and ear coverts and a dusky crescent around the back of the coverts. Their back and rump are olive green. Their wings are dusky with ochraceous or olive yellow edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky with ochraceous tips that show as two indistinct wing bars. Their tail is reddish brown to brownish olive. Their throat and breast are rufous and their…