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- White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0 This flycatcher occurs in lowland forests from Central America to the northern western slope of the Andes. Its white eyebrow lines meet behind the head, and its throat is white.
- Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus luluae
Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher was described from mid-elevation forest in northern Peru. The paper describes a reddish-brown crown, yellowish olive-green back, a white band below the throat, and an orange-yellow to yellow-ochre belly. It reports four localities.
- Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps
This tiny flycatcher, about 9.5 cm long, has a rufous crown, pale cheeks edged in black and a yellow underside. It searches for insects in the understorey of humid montane forest and tall second growth.
- Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
This tyrant flycatcher ranges across northern and central South America. It occurs in middle and upper levels of humid forest, feeds mainly on large insects, and also takes fruit.
- Ticking Doradito Pseudocolopteryx citreola
The Ticking Doradito breeds in central Chile and western Argentina, then moves north to Bolivia in winter.
- Rufous-winged Tyrannulet Mecocerculus calopterus
This small tyrant flycatcher uses Andean forest and tall montane scrub. Its white eyebrow and rufous-edged wing feathers contrast with a gray crown and back.
- Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura napensis
This small tyrant-flycatcher often holds up its long, white-tipped tail. Along Peru’s Amazon, Ucayali and other rivers, it forages in young vegetation growing on river-created sites.
- Rufous Flycatcher Myiarchus semirufus
This flycatcher is restricted to dry habitats in northwestern Peru. Peru Aves labels its adult photographs sex unknown; the birds are mostly rufous with a gray-brown head and mantle and a black bill.
- Grey-backed Tachuri Polystictus superciliaris
This small flycatcher is endemic to the eastern Brazilian highlands. It uses rocky or shrubby grassland and catches insects while clinging to long grass stems.