Spadebill
Genus of birds
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Spadebills are birds of the genus Platyrinchus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "bill",[2] in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They live in Central and South America and have broad, flat, triangular bills.
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| Spadebill | |
|---|---|
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| Stub-tailed Spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Platyrinchus Desmarest, 1805 |
| Type species | |
| Platyrinchus fuscus[1] = Todus platyrhynchos Desmarest, 1805 | |
The genus was erected by the French zoologist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1805 with the white-crested spadebill (Platyrinchus platyrhynchos) as the type species.[3][4]
Species
The genus contains seven species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cinnamon-crested spadebill | Platyrinchus saturatus | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
 | Stub-tailed spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus | El Salvador to Costa Rica |
.jpg) | Yellow-throated spadebill | Platyrinchus flavigularis | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Golden-crowned spadebill | Platyrinchus coronatus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
.jpg) | White-throated spadebill | Platyrinchus mystaceus | from Costa Rica through South America to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northeastern Argentina |
.jpg) | White-crested spadebill | Platyrinchus platyrhynchos | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
 | Russet-winged spadebill | Platyrinchus leucoryphus | Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay |