Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

White-crested Spadebill

Platyrinchus platyrhynchos

The White-crested Spadebill (Platyrinchus platyrhynchos) is a 12 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Peru, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Suriname, GF, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil); Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru); Brownsberg Nature Park · accommodations and nearby trails (Suriname).

Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist