- Platyrinchus coronatus
Identification
8·5–9 cm (3¼-3½ in)
- Pale buffish-yellow supraloral band
- Prominent rictal bristles
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. superciliaris:
- P. c. coronatus:
- P. c. gumia:
Habitat
They occupy dark understorey in humid forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of caterpillars, spiders and beetles.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014 and March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-crowned Spadebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-crowned_Spadebill
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.