Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Boat-billed Flycatcher

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Megarhynchus pitangua

Photographs

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize - Feb 17, 2003 © Joseph W. Hammond  Papagayo Gulf, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Jan 3, 2003 © Nick Kontonicolas  Papagayo Gulf, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Jan 3, 2003 © Nick Kontonicolas  Papagayo Gulf, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Jan 3, 2003 © Nick Kontonicolas  Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

N. Central America and tropical South America;
(1) Ec. Mexico (s. San Luis Potosi and s. Tamaulipas to Yucatan Peninsula) through Central America to Panama, Isla Cebaco and nw. Colombia.
(2) Nw. Mexico.
(3) W. Mexico (s. Sinaloa).
(4) C. Guatemala.
(5) Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana to se. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), e. Ecuador, e. Peru, c. Bolivia, Paraguay and ne. Argentina.
(6) W. Ecuador and nw. Peru.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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