Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher

About the Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher

The smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus fumifrons) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1853 as Todirostrum fumifrons. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved fumifrons and several other species from Todirostrum to genus Poecilotriccus. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher". The smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher shares genus Poecilotriccus with 11 other species. It and the rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher (P. latirostris) form a superspecies.

The smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher has two subspecies, the nominate P. f. fumifrons (Hartlaub, 1853) and P. f. penardi (Hellmayr, 1905). The smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 6 to 7.2 g (0.21 to 0.25 oz). The sexes and the two subspecies have the same plumage. Adults have a smoky-gray forehead ("front") and an olive crown. Their face is mostly olive... Wikipedia →