Large-headed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum)
About the Large-headed Flatbill
The large-headed flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum), also known as the bamboo flatbill, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The large-headed flatbill was formally first described as an illustration, though not in text, as the "great-headed flycatcher", Tyrannula megacephala. Later it was placed in genus Tolmomyias. It has also had the binomial Ramphotrigon megacephala and some authors have called it the "bamboo Flatbill". The large-headed flatbill has these four subspecies: R. m. pectorale Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1947 R. m. venezuelense Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1941 R. m. bolivianum Zimmer, JT, 1939 R. m. megacephalum (Swainson, 1835).
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