Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Mionectes (3 species, 7 worldwide)


Olive-striped Flycatcher
Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes galbinus hederaceus)
Anchicaya, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found below 1500m. Small and timid; uniformly streaked yellow and olive from neck to belly. Found at lower altitudes than the similar Streak-necked Flycatcher. Note white mark behind eye.


Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus parcus)
Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note pink black-tipped bill. Generally found in dense forest, but some birds are found outside of the forest (adaptation to deforestation?)
Alt. photo
Amazon race.

Streak-necked Flycatcher
Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis columbianus)
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found above 1500m. More grey head and more streaking around neck than Olive-striped Flycatcher, which is found below 1500m. Note white mark behind eye.
Back view of nominate subspecies.


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