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Boat-billed flycatcher (Bienteveo pitanguá)

Megarhynchus pitangua

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

I saw this Boat-billed flycatcher when I was at the top of a very tall Mayan pyramid in Elk Balam. It was the first of many I saw during my trip in the Yucatan peninsula.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest.

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Boat-billed flycatcher

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LuisStevens
Now with the correct ID. It is a Boat-billed flycatcher not a Great Kiskadee.

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