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Western Olivaceous Flatbill

Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis (Sclater, PL 1858)

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pipromorphidae
Genus:
   Rhynchocyclus
Scientific:
  Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis


Original description

Citation:
  (Sclater, PL 1858)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.26, no.351 p.70

Imprint year:
  1858

Protonym:
  Cyclorhynchus aequinoctialis

Type locality:
  Río Napo, Ecuador.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100585#page/104/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5F178C08C8B6CFBC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5F178C08

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5F178C08


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 712360

Geographic range:

  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis: tropical rain forest from eastern Panama and northern Colombia eastward to western and northern Venezuela eastward to the Paria Peninsula; southward along the foothills of the Andes to eastern Colombia, down to the Amazon River basin of eastern Colombia and Ecuador southward to northwestern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil, in Acre and western Amazonas
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis aequinoctialis: south-central and southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and north-central Bolivia
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis bardus: eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia (northern Chocó to southern Bolívar)
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis mirus: northwestern Colombia (lower Atrato Valley and inland from coast)
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis tamborensis: central Colombia (Río Lebrija region of Santander)
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis jelambianus: northeastern Venezuela (Sucre and northern Monagas)
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis flavus: northern and central Colombia and northern Venezuela
  • Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis cryptus: southwestern Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River and west of the Rio Madeira, westward into Amazonian Peru and Bolivia
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English:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill
Bulgarian:
Западна плоскоклюна мухоловка
Catalan:
tirà becplaner olivaci occidental
Danish:
Vestlig Olivenfladnæb
German:
Westamazonien-Breitschnabeltyrann
Esperanto:
napa platbekulo
Spanish:
Picoplano equinoccial
Spanish (Spain):
Picoplano equinoccial
French:
Tyranneau du Napo
Croatian:
žutokrila elenija
Dutch:
Westelijke Groene Breedbektiran
Norwegian:
pipeflatnebb
Polish:
oliwiak wąwozowy
Portuguese:
bico-chato-equatoriano
Portuguese (Brazil):
bico-chato-grande [grupo aequinoctialis]
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-chato-ocidental
Slovak:
ploskozob lesný
Serbian:
Zapadna maslinasta muharka
Swedish:
västlig olivflatnäbb
Turkish:
Batılı Zeytuni Yassıgaga
Ukrainian:
Пласкодзьоб західний
Chinese:
西绿扁嘴霸鹟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Western Olivaceous Flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rhynchocyclus [olivaceus or aequinoctialis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Западна плоскоклюна мухоловка
Catalan: tirà becplaner olivaci occidental
Danish: Vestlig Olivenfladnæb
German: Westamazonien-Breitschnabeltyrann
English: Western Olivaceous Flatbill
English (Avilist): Western Olivaceous Flatbill
English, HBW: Western Olivaceous Flatbill
English (IOC): Western Olivaceous Flatbill
English (United States): Western Olivaceous Flatbill
Esperanto: napa platbekulo
Spanish: Picoplano equinoccial
Spanish (Ecuador): Picoplano Oliváceo Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Picoplano equinoccial
Spanish (Panama): Picoplano Oliváceo Occidental
Spanish (Venezuela): Pico Chato Aceitunado del Norte
French: Tyranneau du Napo, Tyranneau olivâtre (aequinoctialis)
Croatian: žutokrila elenija
Scientific: Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis
Dutch: Westelijke Groene Breedbektiran
Norwegian: pipeflatnebb
Polish: oliwiak wąwozowy
Portuguese: bico-chato-equatoriano
Portuguese (Brazil): bico-chato-grande [grupo aequinoctialis]
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-chato-ocidental
Slovak: ploskozob lesný
Serbian: Zapadna maslinasta muharka
Swedish: västlig olivflatnäbb
Turkish: Batılı Zeytuni Yassıgaga
Ukrainian: Пласкодзьоб західний
Chinese: 西绿扁嘴霸鹟

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