Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Mionectes (2 species, 7 worldwide)



Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus parcus)
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
Olive-streaked Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus)
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.


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