Return of Bird of the Week: Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Darien Province, Panama
WC wasn’t exaggerating when he said there were dozens of flycatchers; if anything, it’s an understatement. Here’s a species WC was lucky enough to photograph in Panama recently, the Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet.
This is a smaller flycatcher, about 4.5 inches long, with a stubby bill and grayish-yellow breast. The wing shows to buffy-yellow wing bars, visible in the second photo. And, of course, the yellow crown that gives the species its name. That’s not always visible, and WC was happy to get a photo that shows it.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Darien Province, Panama
What’s a bit unusual about this bird is that it doesn’t show the whitish-gray eyebrow – superciliary in ornithology-speak – but that may be characteristic of the Panamanian race of this widespread species.
This bird was photographed earlier this month near the western border of Darien Province, Panama.
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