- Poecilotriccus pulchellus
Todirostrum pulchellum
Identification
9–9·5 cm (3½-3¾)
Male
- Black head and upperparts
- Small white spot behind eye
- Short white sub-moustachial stripe
- Black wings
Distribution
South America: found in the humid foothills of south-eastern Peru (Cuzco and Puno).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid lowland and foothill forests in shrubby growth.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects.
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 September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-backed_Tody-Flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
