Birds of Guyana - Platyrinchus

Genus Platyrinchus, Spadebills, are tiny flycatchers with wide bills. Spadebills generally stay low and quiet in dark forests.


Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus superciliaris) Darien National Park, Panama
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.


White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus neglectus) Auberge de Socorro, San Miguel, Costa Rica
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White-crested Spadebill (Platyrinchus platyrhynchos) Brazil
Photograph by Philip Stouffer © All Rights Reserved.


Cinnamon-crested Spadebill (Platyrinchus saturatus) Brazil
Photograph by Philip Stouffer © All Rights Reserved.

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