Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) - HBW 9, p. 341
French: Platyrhynque à tête d’or
German: Goldkappen-Breitschnabeltyrann
Spanish: Picoplano Coronado
Taxonomy: Platyrhynchus coronatus P. L. Sclater, 1858, River Napo, Ecuador.
Relationships within genus unclear, pending completion of major genetic study. True taxonomic status of races uncertain; further research required. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- superciliaris Lawrence, 1863 - Honduras S to N & W Colombia (Caribbean lowlands, N base of Andes to middle Magdalena Valley in W Santander, and Pacific lowlands) and NW Ecuador (S to Manabí).
- coronatus P. L. Sclater, 1858 - S Venezuela (Amazonas), SE Colombia (S from W Caquetá and NE Amazonas) and E Ecuador s to E Peru (S Loreto, E Pasco), NW & W Brazil (upper R Negro and, S of Amazon, E to R Xingu area and S to NW Mato Grosso) and N Bolivia (S to La Paz).
- gumia (Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1918) - SE Venezuela (C & E Bolívar), the Guianas and adjacent N Brazil (upper R Branco E to Amapá).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, calling once Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp coronatus)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 13 sec 2.8 -
A bird foraging for food. Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Tom Sykes 6 March 2004 3 years ago 25 sec 2.6
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Adult in the hand showing bill shape and crest
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
ben lascelles 8 March 2006 2 years ago 3
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Song given from a perch 2m above the ground near a light gap in relatively open forest understory. Locality Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp superciliaris)
Scott Olmstead 26 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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