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SWAINSON´S MYIARCHUS Myiarchus swainsoni
On the list of birds which give birdwatchers most headaches, the Myiarchus flycatchers are second only to the Elaenias! Fortunately the three Paraguayan species have very different vocalisations from each other, a major step towards getting their identity right!. Note the pink mandible and lack of an obvious crest in this species.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE900PH) Adult ssp. ferocior, Pirahú, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE901PH) Same individual as (FPAVE900PH) ventral (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3814PH) Adult ssp. ferocior, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3815PH) Adult ssp. ferocior at nest, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3816PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3816PH) carrying nest material (Paul Smith November 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE902VI) Same individual as (FPAVE901PH)  (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3817VI) Same individual as (FPAVE3816PH) (Paul Smith November 2012).
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Myiarchus swainsoni
1 (FPAVE903RE) Song ssp. swainsoni recorded Estancia Golondrina, Departamento Canindeyú (Myriam Velázquez October 2000).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.