- Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Identification
15 cm
- Dark olive head and upperparts
- Bright green back
- Light green edged primaries
- Large dark eye
- White eye-ring
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- R. o. bardus: Eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (northern Chocó to southern Bolívar)
- R. o. mirus: North-western Colombia (lower Atrato Valley and inland from coast)
- R. o. flavus: Northern and central Colombia and northern Venezuela
- R. o. jelambianus: North-eastern Venezuela (Sucre and northern Monagas)
- R. o. tamborensis: Central Colombia (Rio Lebrija region of Santander)
- R. o. aequinoctialis: South-central and south-eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-central Bolivia
- R. o. guianensis: Southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil
- R. o. sordidus: Brazil south of the Amazon (Rio Tapajós to northern Maranhão)
- R. o. olivaceus: North-central and eastern Brazil (eastern Pará; Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
Lower levels of humid lowland forests, thickets and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods. They generally forage alone.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Olivaceous Flatbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Olivaceous_Flatbill
