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Return of Bird of the Week: Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Darien Province, Panama

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

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.

For more bird photographs, please visit Frozen Feather Images.

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