White-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus albogularis)
White-throated Kingbird, Marchantaria Island, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2001 - click for larger image Brazil

The White-throated Kingbird resembles the Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) but has a much paler head which emphasises the black mask. The throat is much whiter.

White-throated Kingbird, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2004 - click for larger image It is usually found near water at forest edges. Its breeding range is the Guianas, eastern Amazonia, central Brazil and adjacent Bolivia but it migrates during May to August into western Amazonia.

There are illustrations in Hilty & Brown, Plate 39; and Ridgely & Greenfield, Plate 74.

White-throated Kingbird, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2004 - click for larger image
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