Birds of Ecuador

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


Little Ground Tyrant
Little Ground Tyrant (Syrtidicola fluviatilis)
Puerto NariƱo, Amazonas, Colombia
  Note black tail with buff edge (ProAves) seen in photo.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to Spot-billed Ground Tyrant, but note slightly smaller size and white belly and buff-colored chest (HBW). In Amazon found on new river islands.


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