Birds of the World


Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes galbinus galbinus) Range: MA, SA: e Panama to w Colombia and w Ecuador; also Trinidad, n, nw Venezuela and ne Colombia and eastern base of Andes from Colombia to n Bolviia ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia The Santa Marta Race is more finely streaked than others.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes galbinus hederaceus) Range: MA, SA: e Panama to w Colombia and w Ecuador; also Trinidad, n, nw Venezuela and ne Colombia and eastern base of Andes from Colombia to n Bolviia Anchicaya, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found below 1500m. Small and timid; uniformly streaked yellow and olive from neck to belly. Found at lower altitudes than the similar Streak-necked Flycatcher. Note white mark behind eye.


McConnell's Flycatcher (Mionectes macconnelli peruanus) Range: SA: e, sw Amazonia Manu National Park, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Compare with Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, but note McConnell's has plain wings (no wing bars).
Immature from front with food stuck to feathers.


Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus parcus) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico through Amazonia and e Brazil Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note pink black-tipped bill. Generally found in dense forest, but some birds are found outside of the forest (adaptation to deforestation?)
Alt. photo
Amazon race.


Olive-streaked Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus) Range: MA: Costa Rica and w Panama PN Tapanti, Orosi, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

This species was split in 2023 from the Olive-striped Flycatcher found in South America because of differences in bill and song, and only minor plumage differences.


Sierra de Lema Flycatcher (Mionectes roraimae) Range: SA: s, se Venezuela, w Guyana and nc Brazil Venezuela
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to, and formerly considered conspecific with McConnell's Flycatcher. Once called Tepui Flycatcher. Among many subtle differences, it is found more in mountains, less in lowlands and is slightly smaller. (HBW)


Grey-hooded Flycatcher (Mionectes rufiventris) Range: SA: e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis columbianus) Range: SA: Colombia to n Bolivia San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found above 1500m. More grey head and more streaking around neck than Olive-striped Flycatcher, which is found below 1500m. Note white mark behind eye.
Back view of nominate subspecies.