- Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Identification
8·6–10·2 cm (3¼-4 in)
- Yellow Post-ocular stripe
- Black head
- White supraloral spot
- Olive upperparts
- Black wings
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- T. c. guttatum:
- South-eastern Colombia to north-eastern Peru, extreme south-western Venezuela and north-western Brazil
- T. c. neglectum:
- Eastern Peru to northern Bolivia and south-western Brazil
- T. c. chrysocrotaphum:
- Eastern Peru (south of Río Marañón) and western Amazonian Brazil
- T. c. simile:
- North-eastern Brazil (along lower Rio Tapajós in western Pará)
- T. c. illigeri:
- North-eastern Brazil (along Rio Tapajós from western Pará to northern Maranhão)
Habitat
Canopy and edges of terra ferma and varzea forests.
Behaviour
Diet
An insectivorous species. They usually forage high in the canopy.
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 April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher
