Painted Tody-Flycatcher

About the Painted Tody-Flycatcher

The painted tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum pictum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. The painted tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1897 as a full species with its current binomial Todirostrum pictum. Some mid-twentieth century authors considered it a subspecies of the yellow-browed tody-flycatcher (T. chrysocrotaphum) but by the 1970s it had regained is status as a full species. Several authors treat the painted, yellow-browed, and black-headed tody-flycatcher (T. nigriceps) as a superspecies.

The painted tody-flycatcher is monotypic. The painted tody-flycatcher is 9 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a mostly black head with a white spot above the lores and a long white "moustache". A narrow yellow band separates their nape from their olive back, rump, and uppertail coverts. Their wings are black with yellow edges on the flight feathers and the edges and tips of the coverts; the last show as two wing bars. Their tail is black with olive... Wikipedia →