| Spadebill | |
|---|---|
| File:PlatyrhynchusSmit.jpg | |
| White-throated Spadebill (above), and Yellow-throated Spadebill (below); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Platyrinchidae |
| Genus: | Platyrinchus |
A spadebill is any of seven species of Central and South American passerine birds of the genus Platyrinchus:
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus saturatus
- Stub-tailed Spadebill, Platyrinchus cancrominus
- Yellow-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus flavigularis
- Golden-crowned Spadebill, Platyrinchus coronatus
- White-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus
- White-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
- Russet-winged Spadebill, Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Spadebills are members of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. They have broad, flat, triangular bills.
See also[]
- Sibley-Monroe checklist 10
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