Stolid flycatcher? St John, USVI (1 Viewer)

[ThrottleItOut]

Hello everyone,
I've been going through photos I took while hiking on St. John (USVI) and this one has me stumped. Best I can do from google searches is possibly a Stolid Flycatcher? However, the head looks wrong (the SF has feather tufts on the back of the head, giving it more of a squared off look that this bird doesn't have). I can upload additional photos of the bird from different angles if that's helpful.

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Thanks in advance!

 

[njlarsen]

Underside would be helpful. Initial impression is Elaenia.
Niels

 

[njlarsen]

Underside would be helpful. Initial impression is Elaenia.
Niels

Scrap that, looking at a larger screen it indeed seems to be a Myiarchus. Puerto Rican Flycatcher should be the only one from that genus in that location. I would still like to see the underside to make sure.
Niels

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[ThrottleItOut]

Scrap that, looking at a larger screen it indeed seems to be a Myiarchus. Puerto Rican Flycatcher should be the only one from that genus in that location. I would still like to see the underside to make sure.
Niels

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Thanks for the response! This is the closest I got to an underside shot. Does it help?

 

[njlarsen]

I think it is.
Niels

 

[Larry Sweetland]

I'm not getting a Myiarchus vibe off this at all. Are there any elaenias at the location?

 

[connorco]

Agreed, definitely not a Myiarchus

 

[njlarsen]

Most likely Caribbean Elaenia can be found. What swayed me was the relatively strong bill and the buff edges to the flight feathers shown in the first image. Remember that this flycatcher is not typical Myiarchus, it has a weakly contrasting underside. It used to be part of the Stolid F .
Niels

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Most likely Caribbean Elaenia can be found. What swayed me was the relatively strong bill and the buff edges to the flight feathers shown in the first image. Remember that this flycatcher is not typical Myiarchus, it has a weakly contrasting underside. It used to be part of the Stolid F .
Niels

Looks fine for Caribbean Elaenia I think

 

[KC Foggin]

Caribbean Elaenia matches up well with the Google images.