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long-tailed silky-flycatcher  - Ptilogonys caudatus Cerro de Las Vueltas, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Long-tailed silky-flycatcher,Ptiliogonys caudatus,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

long-tailed silky-flycatcher - Ptilogonys caudatus

Cerro de Las Vueltas, Costa Rica.

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The long-tailed silky-flycatcher is a passerine bird which occurs only in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, usually from 1,850 m altitude to the timberline. It is a thrush-sized species weighing about 37 g. The silky-flycatchers are related to waxwings, and like that group have soft silky plumage.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 29, 2021. Captured Apr 18, 2014 21:45 in Unnamed Road, San José, Costa Rica.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.7
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO800
  • 81.8mm