White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus mystaceus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Tyrannidae

About

The white-throated spadebill is a tiny passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Uruguay, and Suriname.

Fun Fact

White-throated Spadebills have a dramatically flattened, wide bill that acts as an insect net, catching invertebrates with a quick sideways snap of the head.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Found in humid foothill and montane forest, drier forest, gallery forest, and mature secondary woodlands; they also occur at brushy and bamboo-thicket forest edges and locally in lowlands.

Diet

Feeds on arthropods.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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