Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher

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The Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.

Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

Distribution / Range

It is found in tropical and subtropical forests and woodland in Central and South America, but over its range there are significant variations in plumage, iris-colour and voice, leading to speculations that more than one species is involved.

Description

Its plumage is overall greenish-yellow, the lores are whitish, the crown is often greyish and some subspecies have a dusky patch on the auriculars.

The flat bill is black above and pale pinkish or greyish below; similar to the Yellow-margined Flatbill, but unlike the Grey-crowned Flatbill.

Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)
Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

References

  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. and Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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