Rufous Flycatcher

The rufous flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is considered endemic to Peru but has possibly occurred in Ecuador. == Taxonomy and systematics == The rufous flycatcher was originally described with its current binomial Myiarchus semirufus. Because it is basal to genus Myiarchus and in some ways is more similar to the pale-bellied mourner (Rhytipterna immunda) than to other Myiarchus its current placement is not necessarily final. It has at times been placed in its own genus Muscifur. The rufous flycatcher is monotypic. == Description == The rufous flycatcher is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 21 to 25 g (0.74 to 0.88 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brown head and upperparts except for rufous uppertail coverts. Their wings are mostly rufous with brown primary coverts and some brown on the others. Their outer pair of tail feathers are rufous-brown and the rest have dark rufous inner webs and dark chocolate-brown outer webs with a thin rufous edge. Their throat and underparts are light cinnamon-rufous that is lighter on the chin and darker on the undertail coverts. Their iris…