Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Rhytipterna (1 species, 3 worldwide)


Rufous Mourner
Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra rosenbergi)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Looks similar to the Rufous Piha. Note longer thinner shape, more like a Myiarchus flycatcher than a thrush. Also redder and more uniformly colored.


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