Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Cnipodectes (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Brownish Twistwing
Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor)
PNN Amacayacu, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Brownish Twistwing
Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor)
PNN Amacayacu, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found inside primary forest, but rarely seen. Odd primary wing feathers might be used to make sounds for courting (eol.org).


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