Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill)  
Genus: Schiffornis (4 species, 7 worldwide)


No Image
Foothill Schiffornis (Schiffornis aenea)
   


Found in marshy sections of foothill forest.

Varzea Schiffornis
Varzea Schiffornis (Schiffornis major)
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Varzea Schiffornis
Varzea Schiffornis (Schiffornis major major)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
  Looks a bit like a Cinnamon Attila, but colors are different shades.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found close to ground in varzea and flooded forest habitat, often in pairs. May have grey head, grey around eye, or be totally one color.

Brown-winged Schiffornis
Brown-winged Schiffornis (Schiffornis turdina amazonum)
Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Northern Schiffornis
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis veraepacis)
Petén, Guatemala.  
   
Photograph by Jorge Dangel   © All Rights Reserved.

A nondescript brown bird found in the understory of healthy tropical forest.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba