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CROWNED SLATY-FLYCATCHER Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
Sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Griseotyrannus, rumour has it that the people who named this bird were intent on giving it the longest name of any bird on the planet! The similarity of the juvenile to Empidonomus flycatchers means that it is probably more closely-related to them than previously thought. It doesn´t go very far towards making the scientific name less of a tongue-twister though!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3648PH) Adult ventral, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3230PH) Adult ventral, Pirahú, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3231PH) Adult lateral, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3232PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3233PH) Adult ventral, Loma Plata, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Jerry Cooper October 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3234PH) Adult, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3235PH) Adult, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3236PH) Adult ventral, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE3237PH) Adult, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE3238PH) Adult taking flight, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Kevin Guest February 2012).
FIGURE 11 - (FPAVE3239PH) Juvenile, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith February 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE3649VI) Same individual as (FPAVE3648PH) (Paul Smith October 2012).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3240VI) Same individual as (FPAVE3230PH-FPAVE3231PH)  (Paul Smith October 2007).
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