Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Myiodynastes (4 species, 5 worldwide)


Baird's Flycatcher
Baird's Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii)
Chaparri, Peru   		   
Photograph by Robert Lewis   © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus)
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A relatively large flycatcher that is commonly heard. Striped chested distinctive among similar species.

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.
Migrates from Central America to western Amazon. Smaller than similar Streaked Flycatcher. Note sulphur belly.

Streaked Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Streaked Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus difficilis)
San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A widespread and common lowland species. Usually inside the forest or secondary forest. Compare to Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.

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