Generally found at higher altitudes (over 1200m and up to 3000m) than other similar myiarchus. | ||||||
Northern migrant. A tiny bit larger than other myiarchus flycatchers, with a usually lowered brown crest that contrasts the grey face. | ||||||||||||
Most common myiarchus in Amazon. | ||||||
More greyish overall than other myiarchus. Seen more at forest edges and degraded forest than the forest-based Dusky-capped Flycatcher. | ||||||
Austral migrant. Very similar to the Short-crested Flycatcher. Note light base to lower mandible and pale front. Note the non-migratory phaeonotus race found in the Guyanas, Venezuela and north Brazil has very dark wings and back, and an all black bill. | ||||||||||||
Dusky cap darker than others in genus. Widespread and sometimes common, in lowlands up to midranges (1500m) in the Andes. Note distinctive 'wheeew' call, and usually found inside the forest or at the edge. Individual with a slightly less dusky cap. | ||||||||||||
Note rufous tail. Large and vocal and more conspicuous than others in genus. | ||||||
Compared to Brown-crested Flycatcher, a bit smaller, crest less brown, and back of tail brown, not rufous. Often solitary, and much calmer than Brown-crested. | ||||||
