Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1820)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (50)...)

Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus) [XC423771]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Rebio do Gurupi, Brazil (song)

Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus) [XC325672]
by Kent Livezey from Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Geographic variation subtle, and majority of subspecies weakly differentiated.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

bardus (Bangs & Barbour, 1922) - Eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (northern Choc� east to southern Bol��var).
mirus Meyer de Schauensee, 1950 - North-western Colombia (lower Atrato Valley and inland from coast).
flavus (Chapman, 1914) - Northern and central Colombia (Santa Marta and Magdalena to western Meta) and northern Venezuela.
jelambianus Aveledo & Perez, 1994 - North-eastern Venezuela (Sucre, northern Monagas).
tamborensis Todd, 1952 - R Lebrija (Santander), in central Colombia.
aequinoctialis (Sclater, PL, 1858) - South-central and south-eastern Colombia (Meta south to Putumayo and Amazonas) south to north-central Bolivia (Cochabamba). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis).
guianensis McConnell, 1911 - Southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil.
sordidus Todd, 1952 - Brazil south of Amazon (R Tapaj�s east to R Tocantins and northern Maranh�o).
olivaceus (Temminck, 1820) - North-central and eastern Brazil (eastern Par�; Pernambuco south to Rio de Janeiro).

References
See References.

Files:

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