Yellow-winged Flatbill
Tolmomyias flavotectus
Small rainforest flycatcher found in lowlands and lower mountain slopes. The broad bill and bright yellow edges to its wing feathers (not crisp wingbars) separate it from most other species. Very similar to Yellow-olive Flycatcher, but eye is dark and head is a deeper shade of gray. Typical song is a series of four or five sharp squeaks. Usually stays high in the trees and often seen with mixed species flocks. Formerly considered a subspecies of Yellow-margined Flycatcher.
Identification
The yellow-winged flatbill (Tolmomyias flavotectus), also known as yellow-winged flycatcher and yellow-margined flatbill, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.
Taxonomy
The yellow-winged flatbill was described by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert in 1902. He coined the trinomial name Rhynchocyclus megacephala flavotectus and specified the type location as Hacienda Paramba, Imbabura, Ecuador. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of yellow-margined flatbill (Tolmomyias assimilis) which is found to the east of the Andes and has very different vocalization.
- Scientific name
- Tolmomyias flavotectus
- Authority
- (Hartert, EJO, 1902)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Tolmomyias
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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