Camptostoma obsoletum

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Camptostoma obsoletum is a species of bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. These birds are also known as tyrannulets, distinguished by their small size and bills. The Camptostoma genus, which includes C. obsoletum, is known for its beardless appearance, lacking bristles at the corners of the mouth. This species is found as far south as Argentina. Tyrant flycatchers, as a family, are insect-eating birds native to the New World.12

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…flycatcher), and the southern form, C. obsoletum, is found as far south as Argentina; their ranges meet in Costa Rica. The birds are called beardless for lack of bristles at the corners of the mouth.
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…flycatcher), and the southern form, C. obsoletum, is found as far south as Argentina; their ranges meet in Costa Rica. The birds are called beardless for lack of bristles at the corners of the mouth.
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