List of Birds of Panama - Silky-flycatchers

Silky-flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Ptilogonatidae

The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central America, although the range of one species. They are related to waxwings, and like that group have a soft silky plumage, usually grey or pale yellow in colour. They have small crests.

  • Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha
  • Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus

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