Birds of Guyana

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Myiopagis (3 species, 9 worldwide)


Yellow-crowned Elaenia
Yellow-crowned Elaenia (Myiopagis flavivertex)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in varzea forest.


Forest Elaenia
Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii)
Utica, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note grey head and small white crown that is difficult to see. Wing bars from bright yellow to very pale yellow. Bill black. Usually found in dry forests.
Alt photo.

Greenish Elaenia
Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata accola)
San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note short bill and no crest.


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