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Common tody-flycatcher        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Tody-flycatchers are tiny, strikingly-marked birds with big, flattened bills.   This common tody-flycatcher was photographed near Tatama National Park in the Western Andes of Colombia.   The tail-twirling display (above, left) was striking but I could not determine what the 'target' of this behavior was.

  • Canon 7DII; 800 mm IS lens + 1.4X extender or 100-400 MII zoom with 1.4X extender, fill-in flash (2015, 2016)