White-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceusVieillot, LJP, 1818
English (US) White-throated Spadebill
The White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Platyrinchus mystaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-throated Spadebill
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Platyrinchus mystaceus neglectus
- Platyrinchus mystaceus perijanus
- Platyrinchus mystaceus insularis
- Platyrinchus mystaceus imatacae
- Platyrinchus mystaceus ventralis
- Platyrinchus mystaceus duidae
- Platyrinchus mystaceus ptaritepui
- Platyrinchus mystaceus albogularis
- Platyrinchus mystaceus zamorae
- Platyrinchus mystaceus partridgei
- Platyrinchus mystaceus mystaceus
- Platyrinchus mystaceus bifasciatus
- Platyrinchus mystaceus cancromus
- Platyrinchus mystaceus niveigularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos mystaceus
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
- Type locality
- based on 'Bigotillos,' no. 173, of Azara, 1805, Apuntamientos Hist. Nat. Paxaros Paraguay Rio Plata, 2, p. 93 Paraguay; restricted to San Ignacio Guazu, southern Paraguay by Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13 pt. 5, p. 265 and also Short, 1969, Auk, 86, p. 265.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies
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Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Neopipo
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
Stub-tailed Spadebill
Platyrinchus cancrominus
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus
Yellow-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus flavigularis
White-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Russet-winged Spadebill
Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Many-Coloured Rush Tyrant
Tachuris rubrigastra
Southern Antpipit
Corythopis delalandi
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