Russet-winged Spadebill
Photo © Marcelo Schmidt Roberti
Photo © Marcelo Schmidt Roberti — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #641039056The russet-winged spadebill (Platyrinchus leucoryphus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. == Taxonomy and systematics == The russet-winged spadebill is monotypic. == Description == The russet-winged spadebill is the largest member of its genus. It is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 17 g (0.60 oz). It has a large head and a longer tail than others of its genus. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an olive-brown crown with a partially hidden white patch in the center. They have pale buff-white to yellowish as a spot above the lores, as an eye-ring, and on the ear coverts. They have dark brown lores, a dark stripe through the eye, and a dark stripe below the pale ear coverts. Their upperparts are olive-brown. Their wings are brown with wide russet edges on the coverts and flight feathers. Their tail is brown. Their throat is white and their underparts mostly dull yellow or white with an olive-brown wash on the breast and sides. They have a dark brown iris, a wide flat bill with a yellow-edged black maxilla and…
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