Birds of Ecuador

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



Western Olivaceous Flatbill
Western Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis flavus)
Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note wide bill. Lower mandible white like Yellow-olive Flatbill, but has a complete well-defined eye-ring, uniform coloration, and crest. In 2023 the Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill was split from this species.
Additional photo.
Carrying nesting material.
Amazon subspecies

Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus)
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Pacific Flatbill
Pacific Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus pacificus)
Farallones National Park, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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