Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
The bran-colored flycatcher is 11 to 14 cm (4.3 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 7.1 to 17 g (0.25 to 0.60 oz). The sexes very similar. Adult males of the nominate subspecies M. f. fasciatus have a reddish brown crown with a partly hidden yellow to orange-rufous patch in the middle. Both sexes have brown lores, a short yellowish white line above them, and a thin white eye-ring on an otherwise reddish brown face. Their back and rump are reddish brown. Voice: The bran-colored flycatcher's vocalizations appear to geographically vary somewhat. In Costa Rica it makes "a whistled whee, whee, whee...". In Venezuela its dawn song is "a husky, whistled tep, chew-e" that is repeated over and over. During the day it makes a "short, squeezed wee'he 'he'he'e, nasal, almost rattlelike". In Peru it sings "a repetitive series of rich notes: tchew...weet...tchee'wit.
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Flavescent Flycatcher
Myiophobus flavicans
The flavescent flycatcher is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 10.2 to 12.9 g (0.36 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have almost identical plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies M. f. flavicans have an olive crown with a mostly hidden yellow or orange patch in the middle. Females do not have this patch. Both sexes have a yellowish line above the lores and thin yellowish broken eye-ring on an otherwise olive face. Their back and rump are olive. Voice: The flavescent flycatcher is not greatly vocal. Its song is described as "a fast rhythmic series of 5–8 'kawhik' notes". Its calls include "a sharp 'chiyp' ", "an explosive, tinny, sharp tsew!", and "a sharp tsink".
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