Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Spotted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) - HBW 9, p. 333

French: Todirostre tacheté German: Fleckenbrust-Todityrann Spanish: Titirijí Moteado

Taxonomy: Todus maculatus Desmarest, 1806, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • amacurense Eisenmann & Phelps, Jr, 1971 - NE Venezuela, Trinidad and N Guyana.
  • maculatum (Desmarest, 1806) - Surinam, French Guiana and NE Brazil (from R Xingú E to Amapá, E Pará and N Maranhão).
  • signatum P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881 - SE Colombia (Caqueta, Amazonas), W Brazil (W Amazonas, W Rondônia), E Ecuador, E Peru and NW Bolivia.

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  • amacurense Eisenmann & Phelps, Jr, 1971 - NE Venezuela, Trinidad and N Guyana.
  • maculatum (Desmarest, 1806) - Surinam, French Guiana and NE Brazil (from R Xingú E to Amapá, E Pará and N Maranhão).
  • signatum P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881 - SE Colombia (Caqueta, Amazonas), W Brazil (W Amazonas, W Rondônia), E Ecuador, E Peru and NW Bolivia.
  • annectens J. T. Zimmer, 1940 - N Brazil (R Branco and NE Amazonas S to mouth of R Negro).
  • diversum J. T. Zimmer, 1940 - C Brazil from R Negro E to R Jamundá and, S of Amazon, from E Amazonas (Tefé and upper R Madeira) E to right bank of R Tapajós.