Birds of Ecuador

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)   →
Genus: Muscisaxicola (3 species, 12 worldwide)


White-browed Ground Tyrant
White-browed Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola albilora)
Colombia   		   
Photograph by Juan Antonio Ocampo Wilches   © All Rights Reserved.


Paramo Ground Tyrant
Paramo Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus alpinus)
Artisana, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.


Spot-billed Ground Tyrant
Spot-billed Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maculirostris maculirostris)
Colca Canyon, Peru
  Note two-colored lower mandible, and overall drab greyish-brown. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Generally found at higher altitudes in open areas, but may be found down to 1000m. Note yellowish lower mandible base.

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