Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
From the southern edge of
Panama to much of northern
and central South America.
Tolmomyias flaviventris
(L 5" Wt 0.40 oz)
Marsh along PanAmer.
Highway
near Canopy
Camp
04Oct2016
Tolmo in Greek means bold or
daring, myias in Latin means fly;
flaviventris is Latin for golden-
yellow belly.
Of the seven species of chickadee, five
have black caps, but only one is properly
called Black-capped Chickadee. Yellow-
bellied Flycatcher? Don’t ask.
(Jeffrey A. Gordon)
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library