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Olive-faced Flatbill

Tolmomyias viridiceps (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1873)

The olive-faced flatbill is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in riparian woodland and at the forest edge in western Amazonia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pipromorphidae
Genus:
   Tolmomyias
Scientific:
  Tolmomyias viridiceps

Original description

Citation:
  (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1873)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1873, pt.2 p.280

Imprint year:
  1873

Protonym:
  Rhynchocyclus viridiceps

Type locality:
  Pebas, Peru.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90422#page/358/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  737A9431B0CC1CB5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-737A9431

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/737A9431

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 712401

English:
Olive-faced Flatbill
Czech:
ploskozobec olivovohlavý
Danish:
Olivenmasket Fladnæb
German:
Grünkopf-Breitschnabeltyrann
Spanish:
Picoplano cabeciverde
French:
Tyranneau à face olive
Croatian:
maslinastolica elenija
Dutch:
Olijfkopbreedbektiran
Norwegian:
olivenhodeflatnebb
Polish:
oliwiak peruwiański
Portuguese:
bico-chato-esverdeado
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-chato-de-cabeça-verde
Russian:
Желтобрюхий мухоед
Slovak:
ploskozob zelenkavý
Swedish:
olivmaskad flatnäbb
Ukrainian:
мухоїд прибережний
Chinese:
绿脸霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
綠頰霸鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps)
Clements, version 2022:
Olive-faced Flycatcher ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced) ( Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Olive-faced Flycatcher ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Olive-faced Flatbill ( Tolmomyias viridiceps) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tolmomyias viridiceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tolmomyias [flaviventris or viridiceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Czech: ploskozobec olivovohlavý
Danish: Olivenmasket Fladnæb
German: Gelbbauch-Breitschnabeltyrann (Grünkopf-Breitschnabeltyrann), Grünkopf-Breitschnabeltyrann
English: Olive-faced Flatbill, Olive-faced Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced)
English, HBW: Olive-faced Flatbill
English (IOC): Olive-faced Flatbill
English (United States): Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced)
Spanish: Picoplano cabeciverde, Picoplano Pechiamarillo (grupo viridiceps)
Spanish (Ecuador): Picoancho Pechiamarillo [Grupo viridiceps]
Spanish (Spain): Picoplano pechiamarillo (grupo viridiceps), Picoplano Pechiamarillo [viridiceps Group]
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Olive-faced)
Spanish (Panama): Picoancho Pechiamarillo (grupo viridiceps)
Spanish (Peru): Pico-Ancho de Pecho Amarillo [grupo viridiceps]
French: Bec-plat à face olive, Platyrhynque à face olive, Platyrhynque à poitrine jaune (à face olive), Tyranneau à face olive, Tyranneau à poitrine jaune (à face olive), Tyranneau à poitrine jaune [viridiceps]
French (AOU): Platyrhynque à poitrine jaune [viridiceps]
Croatian: maslinastolica elenija
Japanese (romaji): kimunehirahashihaetori (viridiceps guru-pu)
Japanese: キムネヒラハシハエトリ (viridiceps グループ), キムネヒラハシハエトリ（viridiceps グループ）
Scientific: Rhynchocyclus viridiceps, Tolmomyias flaviventris [viridiceps Group], Tolmomyias flaviventris viridiceps, Tolmomyias viridiceps, Tolmomyias viridiceps viridiceps
Dutch: Geelbuik-breedbektiran (viridiceps groep), Olijfkopbreedbektiran
Norwegian: gulbrysttyrann (viridiceps gr.), olivenhodeflatnebb
Polish: oliwiak peruwiański, oliwiak żółty [gr. viridiceps]
Portuguese: bico-chato-esverdeado
Portuguese (Brazil): bico-chato-amarelo [grupo viridiceps]
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-chato-amarelo [grupo viridiceps], bico-chato-de-cabeça-verde
Russian: Желтобрюхий мухоед, Жёлтый мухоед [группа viridiceps]
Slovak: ploskozob zelenkavý, ploskozob zelenkavý (skup.)
Swedish: Olivmaskad flatnäbb
Turkish: Sarı göğüslü yassıgaga [viridiceps grubu]
Ukrainian: мухоїд прибережний
Chinese: 绿脸霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 綠頰霸鶲

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