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Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
bobfly1, BOBF, BBFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesMegarynchus pitangua
Codesbobfly1, BOBF, BBFL
Identification

The Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bobfly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megarynchus pitangua

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: bobfly1