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EASTERN SIRYSTES Sirystes sibilator
Noisy, bolshy and generally making a nuisance of themselves in the forest canopy, it is a wonder then why the Sirystes is so difficult to see well! A large flycatcher closely related to the Myiarchus, their whistling vocalisations are a characteristic sound of the Atlantic forests. Though they eat a lot of insects, fruit also makes up a major part of the diet of this common species.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE966PH) Adult lateral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE967PH) Adult lateral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE968PH) Adult ventral, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE969PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel March 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE970PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE974VI) Adult, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Sirystes sibilator
1 (FPAVE971RE) Whistles  recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2006).
2 (FPAVE972RE) Whistles  recorded Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 2000).
3 (FPAVE973RE) Pew calls and whistles recorded Tapyta, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez August 2001).
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.