Yellow-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus flavigularis)

Identification & Behavior: ~9.5 cm (3.7 in). The Yellow-throated Spadebill is olive above and grayish-yellow below. The head is orange-brown with a yellow throat. It has a semi-concealed white crown patch that may be difficult to see in the field. The bill is flat, broad at the base, and bicolored. It forages in the understory of humid montane forests. The Yellow-throated Spadebill is similar to the White-throated Spadebill but is distinguished by having a yellow throat, an orange-brown crown, and no patterned sides of the head.

Status: The Yellow-throated Spadebill is rare in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1200-2000 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Pico-Chato de Garganta Amarilla.

Sub-species: Yellow-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus flavigularis flavigularis), P. L. Sclater, 1862.

Meaning of Name: Platyrinchus: Gr. platus= broad and rhunkhos= bill. Platurrhunkhos= broad-billed. flavigularis: L. flavus= yellow, golden-yellow and gula, gularis= throated, throated.

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