Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Myiarchus (8 species, 22 worldwide)


Pale-edged Flycatcher
Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes cephalotes)
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
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Generally found at higher altitudes (over 1200m and up to 3000m) than other similar myiarchus.

Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Lake Marian, Florida,  
   
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Utica, Colombia  
   
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Northern migrant. A tiny bit larger than other myiarchus flycatchers, with a usually lowered brown crest that contrasts the grey face.

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

Galapagos Flycatcher
Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) ENDEMIC
Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Laura Gooch     Copyright and usage info


Panama Flycatcher
Panama Flycatcher (Myiarchus panamensis panamensis)
ProAves Blue-billed Curassow Reserve, Puerto Pinzon, Boyaca, Colombia  
   
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More greyish overall than other myiarchus. Seen more at forest edges and degraded forest than the forest-based Dusky-capped Flycatcher.

Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher (Myiarchus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus)
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Lip Kee Yap     Copyright and usage info

Very similar to Dusky-capped Flycatcher. Look for a less distinct color change between crown and back. Normally lower than 1000m.

Swainson's Flycatcher
Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni)
Brazilia, DF, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

Swainson's Flycatcher
Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni)
Pousada Rio Claro, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Bernie DUPONT     Copyright and usage info

Austral migrant. Very similar to the Short-crested Flycatcher. Note light base to lower mandible and pale front.


Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher
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.


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