Note the lack of wing bars from yellow only being on one edge of the primaries. The lower mandible is part dark, part light, and may appear dark if not seen from below. This is now the Amazon species (formerly called Zimmer's Flatbill). The Pacific species is now called Yellow-winged Flatbill. | ||||||||||||
Commonly called Yellow-breasted Flycatcher or Flatbill. Uniformly colored yellow. Note two bright yellow wing bars. Ochre lore difficult to see. Additional photo. | ||||||
Compare to Yellow-margined Flatbill but found on the Pacific side of the Andes. | ||||||
Note dark lower mandible (except at base) vs. Yellow-olive Flatbill, as well as overall lack of yellow. | ||||||
Note pale lower mandible. Has wing bars unlike Yellow-margined Flatbill or Zimmer's Flatbill. Most races have a light-colored eye. Note broken eye-ring. Nest. | ||||||
Note light pinkish colored eye and contrasting head and body color (Ochre-lored Flatbill is all yellow with dark eye). Found outside of the forest. | ||||||
Split from the Yellow-breasted Flatbill (now called Ochre-lored Flatbill) and found in more humid habitats. Note lower mandible white but with black tip. Crest raised. | ||||||
