White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus mystaceus Vieillot, 1818

9.7 gWeight

The white-throated spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is a tiny passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Most records: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador

White-throated Spadebill has been recorded at 266 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso MonteverdeCosta Rica1,173 records
Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida SilvestreCosta Rica959 records
PE IntervalesBrazil813 records

More places

Tapiraí – Trilha dos Tucanos LodgeBrazil455 records
Reserva El CopalCosta Rica391 records
Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica343 records
Altos del Maria – Elevación 900-1100 msnmPanama317 records
PP Urugua-í – Seccional UruzúArgentina315 records
Botucatu – Fazenda EdgárdiaBrazil299 records
San Gerardo Biological StationCosta Rica271 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Costa Rica Ecuador Colombia Panama Argentina Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-throated spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is a tiny passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Uruguay, and Suriname.

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Questions

How big is the White-throated Spadebill?

The White-throated Spadebill weighs around 9.7 g.

Where does the White-throated Spadebill live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to Bolivia and northern, eastern, southeastern South America. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador.