- Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Identification
12·5 cm (5 in)
- Olive-brown crown
- White coronal patch mostly concealed
- Pale yellowish supraloral spot
Distribution
South America: found from South East Brazil (Espírito Santo) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They like the undergrowth in humid forest, and medium levels in mature second growth forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet appears to consist of small arthropods like katydids and cockroaches.
Breeding
They build a cup-shaped nest from dried leaves woven with lichen fibre.
Vocalisation
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Russet-winged Spadebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Russet-winged_Spadebill
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
