Large-headed Flatbill
Ramphotrigon megacephalum(Swainson, WJ, 1835)
English (US) Large-headed Flatbill
The Large-headed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum) 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
- Ramphotrigon megacephalum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Large-headed Flatbill
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphotrigon megacephalum pectorale
- Ramphotrigon megacephalum venezuelense
- Ramphotrigon megacephalum bolivianum
- Ramphotrigon megacephalum megacephalum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyrannula megacephala
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1835)
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to Sao Paulo by Hellmayr, 1903, Verb. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 53, p. 206.
- Original description
- The ornithological drawings of William Swainson (series 1) ; the birds of Brazil 4 pl.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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