White-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus platyrhynchos(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) White-crested Spadebill
The White-crested Spadebill (Platyrinchus platyrhynchos) 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 platyrhynchos
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crested Spadebill
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Platyrinchus platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Platyrinchus platyrhynchos senex
- Platyrinchus platyrhynchos nattereri
- Platyrinchus platyrhynchos amazonicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Todus] platyrhynchos
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- locality unknown; Rio de Janeiro suggested by Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 262; error, Surinam suggested by Meise, 1954, Auk, 71, p. 285.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.446
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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