Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
White-crested Spadebill (Platyrinchus platyrhynchos) - HBW 9, p. 342
French: Platyrhynque à cimier blanc
German: Silberkopf-Breitschnabeltyrann
Spanish: Picoplano Crestiblanco
Taxonomy: [Todus] platyrhynchos J. F. Gmelin, 1788, locality unknown, possibly Surinam.
Relationships within genus unclear, pending completion of major genetic study. Additional work needed in order to clarify taxonomic limits of races. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- platyrhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - E Colombia (E Guainía and E Vaupés, probably also E Vichada), S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), the Guianas, and N Amazonian Brazil (upper R Negro E to R Branco and N Pará).
- senex P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880 - E Ecuador, E Peru, extreme W Brazil (R Juruá) and N Bolivia (S to La Paz, SW Beni, and NE Santa Cruz).
- nattereri Hartert & Hellmayr, 1902 - SC Amazonian Brazil, from lower R Purús E to upper R Madeira and R Jiparaná (E Amazonas).
- amazonicus Berlepsch, 1912 - E Amazonian Brazil S of Amazon, from left bank of R Tapajós E to N Maranhão.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile bird standing and resting, seen from below Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp platyrhynchos)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 19 sec 4 -
An adult bird perched and looking back Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp platyrhynchos)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 54 sec 3.8 -
A bird calling from a branch. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp platyrhynchos)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 May 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 3.4 -
A short view of perched bird, flying away and calling, repeated in slow motion. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp platyrhynchos)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 May 2011 1 year ago 9 sec 3 -
a male was video taped perched in fairly open but dark midstory Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp platyrhynchos)
DAVID ASCANIO 20 April 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 3
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Bird captured in mist nets during ecological research to understand the effect of different types of land use on the avifauna Am
Locality Almeirim, Pará State, Brazil
Christian Andretti 21 April 2005 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird perched
Locality Caxiuana, Pará State, Brazil (ssp amazonicus)
Arthur Grosset 8 November 2005 3 years ago 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2011 1 year ago 3 -
A bird perched on a branch, opening the beak and showing the big mouth.
Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2011 1 year ago 2.9
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A bird calling. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calls and song Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp amazonicus)
Jeremy Minns 27 November 2003 3 years ago 4
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