Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) - HBW 10, p. 300
French: Phénoptile noir et jaune
German: Gelbflanken-Seidenschnäpper
Spanish: Capulinero Negrigualdo
Other common names: Salvin’s Silky-flycatcher, Phainoptila
Taxonomy: Phainoptila melanoxantha Salvin, 1877, San Francisco, Costa Rica.
Inclusion in present family questioned by some authors, who have pointed out this species’ similarity to members of Turdidae and dissimilarities between it and other ptilogonatids in morphology and habits; further research, including DNA analyses, required. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parkeri Barrantes & Sánchez, 2000 - cordilleras of Tilarán and Guanacaste, in N Costa Rica.
- melanoxantha Salvin, 1877 - cordilleras of Talamanca and Volcánica Central, in C & S Costa Rica.
- minor Griscom, 1924 - W Panama (E to Veraguas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a high branch Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp melanoxantha)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 2004 4 years ago 19 sec 3.3
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A male perching on a branch
Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 24 April 2004 2 years ago 3 -
perched facing forward, tail obscured
Locality Sendero Los Quetzales, Volcan Baru National Park, Chiriquí Province, Panama
ben lascelles 14 August 2008 2 years ago 2.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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