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The whiskered myiobius is very similar in appearance to several closely related species. It has olive upper parts, an obvious yellow rump and a usually well-concealed yellow patch on the crown. The rictal bristles round the beak are long and form a basket-like structure. The underparts are greyish-olive and the belly pale yellow. The tail is black and somewhat rounded. It is usually a silent bird, but sometimes utters a staccato "psik".
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When to see the Whiskered Myiobius
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Whiskered Myiobius
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About the Whiskered Myiobius
The whiskered myiobius or bearded flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Onychorhynchidae, having previously been included in Tyrannidae and Tityridae. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place them with the flycatchers or tityras. The whiskered myiobius is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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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.
Tawny-breasted MyiobiusMyiobius villosusThe tawny-breasted myiobius grows to a length of about 14 cm (5.5 in).
Sulphur-rumped MyiobiusMyiobius sulphureipygiusThe sulphur-rumped myiobius or sulphur-rumped flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Onychorhynchidae.
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