Birds of Peru

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Genus: Myiotriccus (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus stellatus) Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Commonly seen on open branches in pairs at all levels of the forest peeping continuously while looking for insects.
The phoenicurus subspecies in east Colombia, Ecuador and Peru has a rufous tail and rufous-edged wings.

© 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