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Golden-crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus
Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 9.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Platyrinchus
- Species coronatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to nw Ecuador, Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.1 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 2.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-crowned Spadebill?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is a very small bird that weighs around 9.1 g.
Where does the Golden-crowned Spadebill live?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to nw Ecuador, Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Golden-crowned Spadebill belong to?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-crowned Spadebill eat?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-crowned Spadebill migrate?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-crowned Spadebill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Golden-crowned Spadebill make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-crowned Spadebill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Golden-crowned Spadebill's range?
The Golden-crowned Spadebill has a mapped global range of about 5.2 million km².
Conservation
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