Grey-crowned Flatbill
Tolmomyias poliocephalus(Taczanowski, W, 1884)
English (US) Gray-crowned Flatbill
UK name: Grey-crowned Flatbill
The Grey-crowned Flatbill (Tolmomyias poliocephalus) 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
- Tolmomyias poliocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-crowned Flatbill
- English (UK)
- Grey-crowned Flatbill
- Described by
- (Taczanowski, W, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tolmomyias poliocephalus klagesi
- Tolmomyias poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Tolmomyias poliocephalus sclateri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhynchocyclus poliocephalus
- Described by
- (Taczanowski, W, 1884)
- Type locality
- Nauta, Peru.
- Original description
- Ornithologie du Pérou 2 p.285
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yellow-winged Flatbill
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Ochre-lored Flatbill
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