Birds of Colombia - Schiffornis

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Foothill Schiffornis (Schiffornis aenea) Rare/Accidental

Found in marshy sections of foothill forest.


Varzea Schiffornis (Schiffornis major) Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Varzea Schiffornis (Schiffornis major major) Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia Looks a bit like a Cinnamon Attila, but colors are different shades.
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Found close to ground in varzea and flooded forest habitat, often in pairs. May have grey head, grey around eye, or be totally one color.


Russet-winged Schiffornis (Schiffornis stenorhyncha panamensis) Soberania National Park, Panama
Photograph by Richard et Diane © All Rights Reserved.


Brown-winged Schiffornis (Schiffornis turdina amazonum) Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil
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Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis veraepacis) Petén, Guatemala.
Photograph by Jorge Dangel © All Rights Reserved.

A nondescript brown bird found in the understory of healthy tropical forest.

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