Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

About the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

The golden-winged tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The golden-winged tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1857 as Todirostrum calopterum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved calopterus 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 golden-winged tody-flycatcher shares genus Poecilotriccus with 11 other species.

The golden-winged tody-flycatcher is monotypic. However, during the twentieth century several authors treated it and the black-backed tody-flycatcher (P. pulchellus) as conspecific. The golden-winged tody-flycatcher is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long and weighs about 6 g (0.21 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly black head with a white throat. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are olive green. Their wings are black with yellowish white edges on the inner... Wikipedia →