Birds of Nicaragua


Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Lake Marian, Florida,
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Northern migrant. A tiny bit larger than other myiarchus flycatchers with a usually lowered brown crest.


Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi) Durango Highway, Sinaloa, Mexico Similar to but thinner than the [Brown-crested Flycatcher].
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
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Dusky cap darker than others in genus. Widespread and sometimes common, in lowlands up to midranges (1500m) in the Andes. Note distinctive 'wheeew' call.
Individual with a slightly less dusky cap.


Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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Note rufous tail. Large and vocal and more conspicuous than others in genus.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba

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