Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: White-crested Spadebill

White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Caxiuanã, Isla de Marajó, Pará, Brazil - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Caxiuanã, Isla de Marajó, Pará, Brazil - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Amazonian South America;
(1) Ex. se. Colombia, s. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and n. Amazonian Brazil.
(2) E. Ecuador, e. Peru (Loreto), nw. Bolivia and ex. w. Brazil.
(3) W. Brazil (Rio Purus to Rio Madeira and Rio Jiparana).
(4) Amazonian Brazil (Rio Tapajos e. to Para).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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