Birds of the World

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)   →
Genus: Myiotheretes (4 species)


Smoky Bush Tyrant
Smoky Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes fumigatus fumigatus)
Range: SA: w Venezuela to Peru
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Uncommon from 2600-3400m. Seems fond of butterflies.

Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant
Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes fuscorufus)
Range: SA: Peru and Bolivia
Villa Rica-Oxapampa road, Pasco region, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Santa Marta Bush Tyrant
Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) Endangered
Range: SA: n Colombia
Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Robert Scanlon   © All Rights Reserved.
Very similar to Streak-throated Bush Tyrant, also present in Santa Marta. Note smaller size.

Streak-throated Bush Tyrant
Streak-throated Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis striaticollis)
Range: SA: w Venezuela to nw Argentina
Jardin, Antioquia, Colomba   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A large thrush-sized Andean flycatcher usually seen at over 2000m, and often at landslides.

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