Birds of Brazil - Myiarchus


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox australis) Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Most common myiarchus in Amazon.


Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) Brazilia, DF, Brazil
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Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) Pousada Rio Claro, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Austral migrant. Very similar to the Short-crested Flycatcher. Note light base to lower mandible and pale front. Note the non-migratory phaeonotus race found in the Guyanas, Venezuela and north Brazil has very dark wings and back, and an all black bill.


Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) Cocorná, Antioquia, Colombia
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Dusky cap darker than others in genus. Widespread and sometimes common, in lowlands up to midranges (1500m) in the Andes. Note distinctive 'wheeew' call, and usually found inside the forest or at the edge.
Individual with a slightly less dusky cap.


Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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Note rufous tail. Large and vocal and more conspicuous than others in genus. Some Brazilian races such as 'bahiae' have less rufous in the tail.