© Luiz Matos
© Nigel Voaden

Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus

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Identification

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Small flycatcher with a broad flat bill, although the bill shape can be difficult to see. A rare inhabitant of the undergrowth of humid forests and old second growth. Note the white spot on an olive-brown crown, a prominent buff eyebrow, and pale ear patch. The back is olive-brown in contrast to the cinnamon wings, white throat, and buff belly. The call is a very sharp whistled “tchew-tchew.”

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