Large-headed Flatbill
Ramphotrigon megacephalum (Swainson, 1835)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum is a passerine of north-western, southern Amazonian and south-eastern South America, living in seasonally flooded forest and closely tied to native bamboo stands. It is a member of the tyrant flycatcher family and is also known as the bamboo flatbill. The species has a broad but broken range across several countries, with separate populations in different parts of the continent. It is a year-round resident. Its breeding season includes November in Peru and south-eastern Brazil, and it places a bulky nest in a tree or bamboo cavity.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: nw, s Amazonia and se SA
