Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Megarynchus (1 species)


Boat-billed Flycatcher
Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua pitangua)
Range: MA, SA: Mexico to ne Argentina
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A lowland species similar to Great Kiskadee but with a wider and larger bill, and an harsh annoying call.


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