Tawny-chested Flycatcher

Aphanotriccus capitalis (Salvin, 1865)

Tawny-chested Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus capitalis, is a passerine of Middle America that breeds in northeastern Costa Rica and formerly occurred in Nicaragua. It belongs to the Tyrannidae family and was first described by Salvin in 1865. The bird is now known only from the Caribbean slope in Costa Rica, from Alajuela Province south to central Limón Province. It lives in humid mature secondary forest in upper tropical and subtropical zones, especially along edges, in natural openings and beside small streams, and it has also been recorded in cacao plantations. It is a year-round resident.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

Middle America: e Nicaragua, n Costa Rica