Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill)  
Genus: Myiobius (2 species, 4 worldwide)

Myiobius is a genus of very similar birds once called Flycatchers that are found in the understory to midstory of healthy forests.


Black-tailed Myiobius
Black-tailed Myiobius (Myiobius atricaudus)
Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-tailed Myiobius
Black-tailed Myiobius (Myiobius atricaudus atricaudus)
Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



Whiskered Myiobius
Whiskered Myiobius (Myiobius barbatus)
Caminho do Itupava, Morretes, PR, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

Whiskered Myiobius
Whiskered Myiobius (Myiobius barbatus mastacalis)
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A photo showing whiskers.


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