White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus)
White-throated Spadebill, Capricôrnio, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2001 - click for larger image Fazenda Capricôrnio, São Paulo, Brazil
April 2001

The White-throated Spadebill is usually found at high altitudes (600 to 2,000 metres) throughout most of its range in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil. In south-east Brazil it can be found in the lowlands as in this case.

White-throated Spadebill, Capricôrnio, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2001 - click for larger image It's habitat consists of forest and secondary woodland where it remains fairly inconspicuous in the undergrowth.

There are several subspecies and the one found in south-east Brazil has a pale lower mandible, yellow tinges to the throat and more ochraceous colouring on the breast and belly.
All subspecies have the bold facial pattern, the buffy eyering and a yellow coronal patch.

There are illustrations in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 36; Hilty & Brown, Plate 36 and Sick, Plate 35

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