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Boat-billed flycatcher, Santa María, Colombia Superficially, in terms of feather and color patterns, Colombia has about a dozen birds that looks like this, being flycatchers and kiskadees. This specimen clearly stands out though by its bill, not only is it lengthy, it is also very thick. <br />
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Here&#039;s a video of one in Venezuela:<br />
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As you can see, it has quite a large bill. Closeup:<br />
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Boat-billed flycatcher, Santa María, Colombia

Superficially, in terms of feather and color patterns, Colombia has about a dozen birds that looks like this, being flycatchers and kiskadees. This specimen clearly stands out though by its bill, not only is it lengthy, it is also very thick.

Here's a video of one in Venezuela:


As you can see, it has quite a large bill. Closeup:

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The boat-billed flycatcher is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member of the monotypic genus ''Megarynchus''.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 19, 2016. Captured Oct 16, 2016 12:11.
  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm