Kingdom Animalia Genus Rhynchocyclus Higher classification Rhynchocyclus Order Passerine | Family Tyrannidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Rhynchocyclus brevirostris Similar Rhynchocyclus, Paltry tyrannulet, Northern bentbill, Sulphur‑rumped myiobius, Yellow‑bellied tyrannulet | ||
Eye ringed flatbill picoplano de anteojos rhynchocyclus brevirostris
The eye-ringed flatbill (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Colombia at the south end of its range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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The Pacific flatbill (R. pacificus) is sometimes still considered a subspecies of R. brevirostris.
This species measures 15 cm (5.9 in). It has olive-green upperparts and green streaked breast grading to a yellowish belly and white vent. Then tail is also green. Its face is grey with a prominent white eye ring. The short, flat bill is bicolored, with the upper mandible dark grey and the lower mandible pinkish orange.
The call is a sharp shreep.
Eye ringed flatbill
