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Grey-crowned Flatbill
Tolmomyias poliocephalus (Taczanowski, 1884)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Grey-crowned Flatbill, Tolmomyias poliocephalus, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family found in Amazonia and eastern Brazil. It is a resident bird of humid forest, including terra firme and várzea, and also uses mature secondary growth. It usually stays in the middle levels of the forest and up into the canopy. The species has a broad, flat bill, and adults show a grey head with a pale stripe above the lores and a faint eye-ring. It was first described by Taczanowski in 1884.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia and e Brazil
