Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher

The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, and one of twelve in the genus Poecilotriccus.

Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Poecilotriccus
Species:	P. sylvia
Binomial name
Poecilotriccus sylvia (Desmarest, 1806) [3]
Synonyms
Todus Sylvia (protonym)

It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
2. BirdLife International (2016). "Poecilotriccus sylvia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699007A93711796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699007A93711796.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. Desmarest, 1806. Todus Sylvia (protonym). Histoire naturelle des Tangaras, des Manakins et des Todiers, livr. 10, pl. 71. BHL

Further reading

• Skutch, Alexander F. (1960). "Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 34. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 490–495.