Golden-crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusPlatyrinchus (Spadebills)
- SpeciesPlatyrinchus coronatus (Golden-crowned Spadebill)
The golden-crowned spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Yellow-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus flavigularis
White-throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Peruvian Tyrannulet
Zimmerius viridiflavus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Golden-crowned Spadebill at Cordillera Azul National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there