Tawny-chested Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus capitalis)
About the Tawny-chested Flycatcher
The tawny-chested flycatcher (Aphanotriccus capitalis) is a small Vulnerable species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica and previously was also found in Nicaragua. The tawny-chested flycatcher was originally described in 1865 as Myiobius capitalis. It was moved to the newly erected genus Aphanotriccus in 1905 with this species as the type specimen. The tawny-chested flycatcher is monotypic. It shares genus Aphanotriccus with the black-billed flycatcher (A. audax).
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1 recording on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Costa Rica, Honduras · xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.