[order] Passeriformes | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Rhynchocyclus olivaceus | [UK] Olivaceous Flatbill | [FR] Platyrhynque olivatre | [DE] Oliv-Breitschnabeltyrann | [ES] Picoplano Olivaceo | [IT] Beccopiatto olivaceo | [NL] Groene Breedbektiran
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | LA | Panama through Amazonia, e Brazil | ||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | aequinoctialis | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | bardus | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | flavus | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | guianensis | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | jelambianus | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | mirus | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | olivaceus | |||
| Rhynchocyclus | olivaceus | sordidus |
Physical charateristics
Above olive-green with dusky wings edged olive-buff. Tail greyish with olive-green edges. Throat and breast greysih-olive slightly streaked yellow, rest of underparts pale yellow, becoming olive colored at the sides. Sexes are alike with black upper and flesh colored lower mandible.
Listen to the sound of Olivaceous Flatbill
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/O/Olivaceous Flatbill.mp3]
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 2 | ||
| eggs max.: | 3 |
Range
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. Found in most of Amazonia and the coastal forests from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro, this bird lives alone or among mixed-species flocks in forests and capoeiras.
Reproduction
Builds a pear shaped nest with a entrance at the bottom. Often neighboring wasp nests. Clutch 2-3 eggs. No further data. It uses the nest for sleeping even outside the mating season.
Feeding habits
Forages for anthropods by perch gleaning. Picks prey with short sallies from underside of leafs and branches. Often seen in at the edge of understorey and commonly in mixed-species flocks. When hunting, it perches for a few moments, examines the surroundings, then swiftly flies away to catch insects in the foliage, quickly reassuming its perch.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,700,000 km