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Fork-tailed flycatcher, Uraba, Colombia
An unmistakable bird in the otherwise confusing army of flycatchers found in Colombia. This one was found in an agricultural field near the Cotton-top Tamarin Reserve in Uraba, Colombia. This clearly is the male of the species, based on its extremely lengthy tail. Here's a photo of a couple, where you can see the female looking almost identical, yet with a shorter tail:
https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/fork-tailed-flycatcher-tyrannus-savana/mating-pair-early-breeding-season-female-above
The fork-tailed flycatcher is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family, and is the member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 16, 2018. Captured Oct 27, 2017 14:37 in Unnamed Road, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia.
