Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus sylvia(Desmarest, A-G, 1806)
English (US) Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher
The Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) 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
- Poecilotriccus sylvia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Desmarest, A-G, 1806)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Poecilotriccus sylvia schistaceiceps
- Poecilotriccus sylvia superciliaris
- Poecilotriccus sylvia griseolus
- Poecilotriccus sylvia sylvia
- Poecilotriccus sylvia schulzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Todus sylvia
- Described by
- (Desmarest, A-G, 1806)
- Type locality
- locality unknown; probably Cayenne, fide Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 307.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des tangaras, des manakins et des todiers livr.10 pl.71
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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