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460/C153.) Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) / Graugelb-Todityrann

 

Arenal, 18/7, and Bosque del Cabo, 31/7. One of the smallest Flycatcher, it is quite common. Distributed from southern Mexico to  Argentina but  absent from much of the Amazon Basin.

 

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461/C154.) Ruddy-Tailed Flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) / Rotschwanztyrann

 

Cahuita NP, 22/7. Another tiny one, most Hummingbirds would dwarf it - only 8 cm.

 

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462/C155.) Bright-Rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) / Gelbbürzel-Attilatyrann

 

Manzanillo, 21/7. More than double the size of the previous bird. A proper "Tyrant" which Attila the Hun King certainly was - apparently it is an "active, aggressive and noisy species".

 

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463/C156.) Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) / Zimtschmucktyrann

 

La Selva, 19/7. Time for a good old ebc. This species looks virtually identical to the Rufous Piha, and from this angle I could not tell it apart from a Cinnamon Becard either. But I remember our guide said it was a Mourner.

 

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464/C157.) Dark Pewee (Contopus lugubris) / Trauerschnäppertyrann

 

Bosque del Tolomuco, 28/7. More of a highlands species than its more common cousin coming up in the next post.

 

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465/C158.) Tropical Peewee (Contopus cinereus) / Südlicher Waldschnäppertyrann

 

Manzanillo, 21/7. Common on the Carribean Coast. "Pewee" is onomatopoeic - the Eastern Wood Peewee sings its name over and over, and that´s where the whole genus got its name from.

 

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466/C159.) Black-Capped Flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps) / Schwarzkappen-Schnäppertyrann

 

San Gerardo, 27/7. Almost an Costa Rica endemic - this highlands species is only found in a small mountain area in the North of Panama otherwise.

 

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467/C160.) Northern Tufted Flycatcher (Metrephanes phaeocercus) / Gelbbauch-Schnäppertyrann

 

San Gerardo, 27/7. The only sighting of this one. A very cute little bird, probably my favourite from all the Flycatchers we saw, not completely sure why myself.

 

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468/C161.) Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) / Schwarzkopf-Phoebetyrann

 

Silent Valley (Rancho Naturalista area), 25/7. A very common Flycatcher in higher elevations near water. Almost any semipermanent source of water with an accompanying source of mud, required for nest construction, is attractive to this species.

 

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469/C162.) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) / Gelbbauch-Schopftyrann

 

Manzanillo, 21/7. A bird which should not have been there - this species breeds in North America and is only found in Costa Rica as a winter resident or migrant from late September to May. At least that´s what the book says, and this guy did not care about the book. IDed by a professional guide who was with us at that time, and it is pretty distinctive (for a Flycatcher).

 

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470/C163.) Dusky-Capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) / Schwarzkappen-Schopftyrann

 

Rancho Naturalista, 25/7. Pretty common in that area, seen nowhere else. Widespread, from the US to Argentina.

 

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471/C164.) Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) / Schwefelmaskentyrann

 

Anytime anyplace, here from Bogarin Trail, 17/7. Absolutely abundant in Costa Rica, one of the few birds absolutely impossible to miss.

 

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472/C165.) Boat-Billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) / Starkschnabel-Maskentyrann

 

Esquipulas, 3/8. This bird is a good reason to look twice at each Kiskadee - it is almost identical but the bill is thicker and there´s no (or not as much) rufous in the wing. More of a forest bird than the Kiskadee, so a bird on a wire in open country will never be a Boat-Billed.

 

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473/C166.) Grey-Capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) / Graukappen-Maskentyrann

 

Esquipulas, 3/8. A pretty common Flycatcher seen often enough. Favours edge habitat in forest, especially near water, and is typically found below 1100 meters in elevation. 

 

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474/C167.) Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) / Rotscheitel-Maskentyrann

 

Esquipulas, 3/8. Another pretty common species. A relatively easy one, likes to sit out in the open and gives loud, harsh and sometimes chattering calls.

 

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475/C168.) White-Ringed Flycatcher (Conopias albovittatus) / Weißnacken-Maskentyrann

 

Silent Valley (Rancho Naturalista area), 25/7. Extremely similar to the Social Flycatcher, and telling these two apart is an ID headache. More of a high canopy bird, slightly larger bill, darker face mask and - crucial - white superciliaries joining on the nape, forming a ring, hence the name. Unfortunately not showing that here but I´m pretty sure I saw the ring, and it´s also a good fit otherwise. But cannot be completely sure.

 

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476/C169.) Golden-Bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus) / Braunbart-Maskentyrann

 

San Gerardo, 27/7. Another similar one but the only one with a dark lateral throat stripe. A CR/Panama endemic highlands Flycatcher. The only sighting.

 

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477/C170.) Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) / Südlicher Fleckenmaskentyrann

 

Bosque del Cabo, 30/7. Extremely similar to the next one but the belly is more whitish and the malar stripe is very thin.

 

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478/C171.) Sulphur-Bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) / Nördlicher Fleckenmaskentyrann

 

Arenal, 18/7. One of the few breeding migrants, this bird winters in South America.

 

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479/C172.) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) / Trauerkönigstyrann

 

Bosque del Cabo, 31/7. Almost as abundant as the Kiskadee, this is a bird you simply cannot miss in Costa Rica. Tropical Kingbird is one of the most widespread and conspicuous inhabitants of open forest, forest edge, scrub and agricultural land from the southwestern United States south to Argentina.

 

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480/C173.) Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) / Weißnackentityra

 

Manzanillo, 21/7. No longer a proper Flycatcher (which, yes, means there´s light at the end of the Flycatcher tunnel) but placed into its own family now. More of a fruit eater.

 

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481/C174.) White-Winged Becard (Pacharamphus polychopterus) / Weißbindenbekarde

 

Rancho Naturalista, 25/7. One distant sighting of this species only. Becards are characterized by their large heads with a slight crest.

 

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482/C175.) Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) / Zimtbekarde

 

Rancho Naturalista, 25/7. Not uncommon in higher elevations. The nest is often built close to wasp nests for protection.

 

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And, phew, that was the last of the "Tyrants and Friends" ones, so I made it! B)

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Dave Williams

Lovely collection, must have taken ages to ID them all. have to agree, the Tufted is a stand out cutie!

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Peter Connan

My word but you are persistent with the identifications! I would have deleted half of them as being impossible to ID.

 

Some really nice shots of what I imagine must be very difficult birds.

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