- Todirostrum pictum
Identification
9–10·2 cm (3½-4 in)
- Shiny black head
- White supra-loral spot
- White submoustachial stripe
- Yellow neckband
- Olive back and rump
- Black wings
Distribution
South America: found from southern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil (east of Rio Negro).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They can be found in the canopy of tall forests and forest borders. Also mountain edge savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of flies as well as other arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Painted Tody-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Painted_Tody-Flycatcher
