Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
8.50 - 9 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1858

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland, montane and swamp forest. From sea-level - 1,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) [XC479699]
by Brice de la Croix from Regina, Rivi\u00e8re de la Manar\u00e9, French Guiana (song)

Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) [XC228391]
by Niels Krabbe from Rio Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Relationships within genus unclear, pending completion of major genetic study. True taxonomic status of subspecies uncertain. Further research is required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

superciliaris Lawrence, 1863 - Honduras south to northern and western Colombia (Caribbean lowlands, northern base of Andes to middle Magdalena Valley in western Santander, and Pacific lowlands) and north-western Ecuador (south to Manab��).
coronatus Sclater, 1858 - Southern Venezuela (Amazonas), south-eastern Colombia (southern from western Caquet� and north-eastern Amazonas) and eastern Ecuador southern to eastern Peru (southern Loreto, eastern Pasco), north-western and western Brazil (upper R Negro and, south of Amazon, east to R Xingu area and south to north-western Mato Grosso) and northern Bolivia (south to La Paz).
gumia (Bangs & Penard, TE, 1918) - South-eastern Venezuela (central and eastern Bol��var), the Guianas and adjacent northern Brazil (upper R Branco east to Amap�).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) - 10 files

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