Birds of the World - Myiodynastes


Baird's Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) Range: SA: sw Ecuador, nw Peru Chaparri, Peru
Photograph by Robert Lewis © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) Range: SA: e slope of Andes from e Peru to nw Argentina ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A relatively large flycatcher that is commonly heard. Striped chested distinctive among similar species.


Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica and Panama through n, c Colombia to n Venezuela and Ecuador Vara Blanca, Heredia, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica and Panama through n, c Colombia to n Venezuela and Ecuador Monserrat de Coronado, San Jose, Costa Rica Note very yellow chest and belly.
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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) Range: NA, MA: sw USA to Costa Rica Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica
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Migrates from Central America to western Amazon. Smaller than similar Streaked Flycatcher. Note sulphur belly.


Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus difficilis) Range: MA, SA: e Mexico to Uruguay San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia
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Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) Range: MA, SA: e Mexico to Uruguay San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A widespread and common lowland species. Usually inside the forest or secondary forest. Compare to Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.