Alternative name: Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant
- Poecilotriccus capitalis
Identification
9·4–9·6 cm (3¾ in)
Bill: dark above, orange lower mandible
Male
Female
- Chestnut crown
- Olive upperparts
- Grey head
- Mostly whitish below with greyer flanks.
Distribution
South America: found from south-eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and south-western Brazil (Rondonia)
Taxonomy
Has been regarded conspecific with White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Bamboo thickets, tangled undergrowth beside streams and roads.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects close to the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Walther, B. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus capitalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bawtyr1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Tody-Flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
