Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Nesotriccus murinus
Small, drab flycatcher of light woodland and scrub. Useful ID features include its round crown (lacking a crest), long eyestripe, and buff wingbars. Ranges from Costa Rica through much of South America. Typical song is a buzzy trill that first rises and then falls abruptly at the end.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Nesotriccus murinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Nesotriccus
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Distribution
Bird Calls
Other Birds
Mindoro Bleeding-heart
Gallicolumba platenae
A very rare medium-sized ground dove of lowland and foothill forest floor on Mindoro. Iridescent bluish on the head and back of the neck, with a purplish back, a blackish wing with white triangular marks on the shoulder, a white throat and underparts, and a small red “bleeding heart” in the center of the chest. Unlikely to be mistaken if seen well. The only other dove likely to flush from the ground would be Asian Emerald Dove. Apparently gives a low “croo croo” call.
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola albiventer
Medium-sized flycatcher, usually seen walking on the ground around marshy areas, lakes, and rivers. Mostly white below and on the face contrasting with a black crown and back, a white rump and two white wingbars. Sweeps its tail conspicuously from side to side. The call is a sharp and short “tic.”
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Fairly small dark hummingbird, green overall with dark blue tail. Straight, medium-length bill. Copper rump and absence of rufous wing flash help distinguish from other similar species. Sexes similar. Usually seen feeding singly in flowers along forest edge, shrubby second growth, and gardens.
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