About the Tawny-breasted Myiobius
The tawny-breasted myiobius or tawny-breasted flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Onychorhynchidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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The tawny-breasted myiobius grows to a length of about 14 cm (5.5 in). The upper parts are mainly dark olive, and the rump is yellow. There is usually a yellow patch on the crown in males that is normally kept hidden; this patch is cinnamon-brown in females. The underparts are mainly reddish-brown, the throat is dull white and the centre of the belly has a pale yellow patch. The otherwise similar sulphur-rumped myiobius (Myiobius sulphureipygius) has paler upper parts and much yellower underparts, with tawniness only present at the sides.
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What the Tawny-breasted Myiobius sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Panama.
When to see it
Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-tailed MyiobiusMyiobius atricaudusThe black-tailed myiobius closely resembles the whiskered myiobius (M. barbatus) and the sulphur-rumped myiobius (M. sulphureipygius) in appearance, with olive upper parts and a yellow rump.
Whiskered MyiobiusMyiobius barbatusThe whiskered myiobius is very similar in appearance to several closely related species.
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