Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Poecilotriccus (4 species, 12 worldwide)


Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in dense secondary growth that hasn't grown more than two meters.


Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus capitalis) Male
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus capitalis) Female
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in dense and tall secondary growth. Female different with chestnut cap and olive backside.
Alt. photo

Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus latirostris)
Puerto NariƱo, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Commonly heard in its range calling from dense brush, as do most Tody-Flycatchers.

Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus ruficeps melanomystax)
Juntas, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

An Andean species found from 2000-3000m, usually one to two meters above the ground, with a distinctive easily recognizable sound.


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