Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Myiodynastes (3 species, 5 worldwide)


Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Vara Blanca, Heredia, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
Monserrat de Coronado, San Jose, Costa Rica
  Note very yellow chest and belly.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Migrates from Central America to western Amazon. Smaller than similar Streaked Flycatcher. Note sulphur belly.

Streaked Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Streaked Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus difficilis)
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.


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