Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus(Temminck, CJ, 1820)
English (US) Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
The Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus) 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
- Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhynchocyclus olivaceus guianensis
- Rhynchocyclus olivaceus sordidus
- Rhynchocyclus olivaceus olivaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos olivaceus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 214.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.2, vol.3 pl.12 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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