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Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus) - HBW 9, p. 337

French: Platyrhynque olivâtre German: Oliv-Breitschnabeltyrann Spanish: Picoplano Oliváceo

Taxonomy: Platyrhynchos olivaceus Temminck, 1820, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Geographic variation subtle, and majority of races weakly differentiated. Nine subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • bardus (Bangs & Barbour, 1922) - E Panama and NW Colombia (N Chocó E to S Bolívar).
  • mirus Meyer de Schauensee, 1950 - NW Colombia (lower Atrato Valley and inland from coast).
  • flavus (Chapman, 1914) - N & C Colombia (Santa Marta and Magdalena to W Meta) and N Venezuela.

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  • bardus (Bangs & Barbour, 1922) - E Panama and NW Colombia (N Chocó E to S Bolívar).
  • mirus Meyer de Schauensee, 1950 - NW Colombia (lower Atrato Valley and inland from coast).
  • flavus (Chapman, 1914) - N & C Colombia (Santa Marta and Magdalena to W Meta) and N Venezuela.
  • jelambianus Aveledo & Pérez, 1994 - NE Venezuela (Sucre, N Monagas).
  • tamborensis Todd, 1952 - R Lebrija (Santander), in C Colombia.
  • aequinoctialis (P. L. Sclater, 1858) - SC & SE Colombia (Meta S to Putumayo and Amazonas) S to NC Bolivia (Cochabamba).
  • guianensis McConnell, 1911 - S Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil.
  • sordidus Todd, 1952 - Brazil S of Amazon (R Tapajós E to R Tocantins and N Maranhão).
  • olivaceus (Temminck, 1820) - NC & E Brazil (E Pará; Pernambuco S to Rio de Janeiro).

Sounds

1 recording
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