Most common myiarchus in Amazon. |
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. Individual with a slightly less dusky cap. |
Note rufous tail. Large and vocal and more conspicuous than others in genus. |