Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like…


Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)

Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)

A brief encounter with Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris). On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance,…


Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

A shear-tailed grey tyrant (Muscipipra vetula). on the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras,…


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) resembles Swainson's flycatcher, but it has pinkish coloration on base of…


Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)

Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)

This tiny yellow-lored tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum) is easier to hear than see, but in the garden of…


Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)

Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)

The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum) is such a tiny bird - around 9 cm in length, so close…


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Very similar to swainson's and dusky-capped flycatcher, so best way to identification is its song. Most likely you'll…


Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

If you know of a dead tree, or a tree with a dead branch nearby - just wait there for a while and you're bound to find…


Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

A perfect spot for a flycatcher - a dead branch overlooking a wide area of land.


Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)

Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)

I was enjoying the effortless dancing of this masked water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) across the leaves of the water…